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.

Scientists sometimes use very expensive high tech equipment.
This is an Acoustic Doplic Current Profiler which cost $50,000. It is used by hydrologists at NIWA to measure the flow and depth of rivers.  This one was used at Otaki river.  It is capable of taking millions of recordings.  It looks like a bath toy!

The information recevied by the ADCP connects straight to the laptop. Easy! Yahoo for technology!!!

Hey boys and girls at Waikanae School, can anyone tell me where and what this is?

In the centre right of the photo there is a pipe. It has been cut off. How far did it use to go and what was it used for?
Thought you might like to see the Nga Manu resident tuatara.  He came out of hibernation to visit a group of Japanese college students.

Scientists use special instruments.
What do you think I use this for?
Does it look like something you have seen before?

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Scientists have fun!
These eels know when it is feeding time.
They were putting their heads right out of the water as if to say "Feed me!"
I wonder what eels eat? The maori name for eel is tuna which is not to be mistaken for the fish, tuna.