Friday, September 4, 2009

The kakapo

The kakapo is a big parrot that lives in a burrow in New Zealand and it’s native to New Zealand.

The kakapo lives in predator free islands. The predators like mice/rats/stoats eat the kakapo

eggs. They are endangered because there are only 124 left. It’s good and bad that it’s flightless.

It’s heavy – up to four kg. The kakapo is light green with dark bits. It’s nocturnal – sleeps during
the day.


By Alex

Kakapo Report

The kakapo is a night parrot that is native to New Zealand.

All of the kakapo has rich green feathers and it lives in a burrow. They can get up to 4kg and some kakapo can be 63cm large. They are long.

There are 124 kakapo left. The kakapo is scared of the predators because they catch the kakapo. By Zoƫ

the yellow eyed penguin

The yellow eyed penguin is a bird. They are only found in New Zealand. When the penguin is born they have black eyes. They also have black fur with little sparkles. The yellow eyed penguin is the third largest penguin behind the emperor. Two eggs are laid and often both chicks survive.

the pukeko

The pukeko is native to nz and has blue under the nike also it can fly .

kiwi

The kiwi is a bird that is native to nz.

Its diet is mainly spiders and bugs.

It is a brown bird that has little feathers.

kiwi is a bird that has small eyes and a long beak.

Kiwi have little black marble eyes.

the kakapo

Kakapo report

The kakapo is a parrot that is native to NZ. It has a rich green colour. It is a flightless bird. It has short wings and the kakapo is a nocturnal bird that sleeps in the day. The kakapo sleeps in a burrow. It weights up to 4 kg

By Thomas

sperm whale

They live in the sea and eat crill.

The sperm whale is a mammal. A sperm whale is related to people because they don't have eggs. They blow water through a special hole on the top of their backs. Sperm whales have prickly bristles to trap the crill.
Male sperm whales live up to 50 years. Female sperm whales live up to 30 years. They ONLY give birth when they are 9 years old. They have wrinkly grey skin.

the fresh water eels

The fresh water eel is native to New Zealand.
The fresh water eel is 1 to 2 metres long. It has a golden olive belly and dark green for the back The eel can get up to 60 years old eels can be found all over New Zealand. They mainly live in rivers, islands and lakes but can be found in most types of waters.

The Weka

The Weka is a bird that is native to New Zealand. Its pests are cats, stoats, ferrets and dogs. The weka is flightless. Its eggs are creamy pink and their nests are made of grass or similar material.

The Kakapo

The Kakapo

The kakapo is native to New Zealand. They have cool feathers and live in a burrow. It is 4 kg.
The kakapo can’t fly. It is flightless.
By PaOrA

The kiwi

Kiwi are birds that are native to New Zealand.

Kiwi have little black marble eyes and they have ear holes.

They have a long beak with little holes at the end of their beak so they can breathe. They have little tiny wings.

The female kiwi is bigger than a male kiwi.

The kiwi is a sybol to New Zealand.

Hector dolphin

The Hector dolphin is a mammal which is native to New Zealand. The dolphin is a warm blooded animal. The dolphin can jump out of the water. There is a tv program called: Hector knows best.

THE MOA


The Moa is an extinct bird. The Moa was the biggest bird of its time.
When the Maori people put their feet on New Zealand soil about 800 years ago the Moa were all gobbled up by the Maori people. One fact you can still find there bones.
There were 11 of their species.

Skinks

Striped Skinks - they are only from the North Island and they live in a burrow. They warm up in the sun.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

HI from Canada

Kakabro and I had a great fly on the plane. I watched wolveren it was great. Today we are going to the zoo and tomorrow we are going to the water slide park. we are having fun.

Love Kakabro and Brandon