Tuesday 28 October 2014

New Zealand Paradise Duck Family



Some Scientists work with animals.


This adorable Paradise duckling is an orphan. It has lost it's family.  The staff at Nga Manu are looking after it.  It is in a glass box.  It has a light that it sleeps under to keep it warm.  The Paradise duck in endemic to New Zealand.
That means it is only found in NZ.  Do you know other animals that are endemic? By the way, endemic is not the same as native. Native animals can be found in other countries.