In New Zealand the bird was the Moa, of which there were several related species. Related distantly to the Ostrich, Emu, Cassowary and other birds without a keel bone for the attachment of flight muscles.[the dodo was from Mauritius, and was descended from the pigeon family, but lost the power of flight.]
New Zealand and Australia have distinct currencies. Australia has the Australian Dollar and New Zealand has the New Zealand Dollar. They are not interchangeable or usable in both countries and they have differing values.
There are no werewolves in New Zealand.
The indigenous people of New Zealand are the Maori.
New Zealand
An emu is a large flightless bird. It lives in New Zealand and Australia.
An ostrich relative is a species of bird that is related to the ostrich. These include the emu in Australia, the cassowarie in Australia and New Guinea, and the rhea in South America. Also related to the ostrich are the extinct moa of New Zealand and the elephant birds of North Africa.
emu moa (huge, extinct, flightless bird from New Zealand) jay owl hen
The Emu is a flightless bird with three letters in its name.
Kiwi are ratites. The ratites are a group of flightless birds that originated in Gondwana, a prehistoric continent from which Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar, South America, Antarctica, Africa and New Guinea split off. The ratites include: * emu from Australia * cassowary from New Guinea * ostrich from Africa * rhea from South America * kiwi from New Zealand * moa (extinct) from New Zealand * Elephant bird (extinct) of Madagascar According to DNA research kiwi are most closely related to emu and cassowaries.
Emu
The Moa's were a large Emu/ostrich type of bird. However there were several species of Moa, some the size of a chicken and some that could stretch as tall as a 2 story building.
ostrich- the largest living bird penguin- several different kinds are found in New Zealand emu- located mainly in Australia kiwi- originated from New Zealand reah- there are 2 existing species the Greater or American Rhea and the Lesser or Darwin's Rhea.
New Zealand and Australia have distinct currencies. Australia has the Australian Dollar and New Zealand has the New Zealand Dollar. They are not interchangeable or usable in both countries and they have differing values.
Most of our Native species are endangered. New Zealand doesn't have many Native mammals. But the Kiwi, New Zealand Fairy Tern, Kakapo, and White Heron are some birds that are endangered. Mammals that are on the endangered list include Greater Short-Tailed Bat, Maui's dolphin,Bryde's whale.
The Lord of the Rings films were filmed entirely in New Zealand.
In New Zealand the bird was the Moa, of which there were several related species. Related distantly to the Ostrich, Emu, Cassowary and other birds without a keel bone for the attachment of flight muscles.[the dodo was from Mauritius, and was descended from the pigeon family, but lost the power of flight.]