However, when I was there (about 7-8 years ago), I don’t remember them talking about the bird once and had forgotten about it entirely. All the talk I heard was about the possum which had been introduced by the British??/Australians?? a hundred or so years earlier and had inundated the island. (The NZ possum is more like a mink rather than the North American possum). Another case of introducing a species with no natural predator. Maybe it is the possum that is eating the Kiwi eggs. I don’t remember.
Skulker, you’re thinking about Australia’s rabbit problem. The Aussie possum is native, not imported, and no threat to the ecosystem. (They’re also MUCH cuter than nasty, icky American possums; what a difference a furry tail makes…)
Ah, OK, I misread “island”. I know hedgehogs are causing problems in New Zealand, but wasn’t aware of the possums. There are so many invasive species causing trouble IN Australia that I couldn’t process a species FROM Australia being trouble elsewhere…
Yukoner almost 14 years ago
Doesn’t that just bite.
COWBOY7 almost 14 years ago
Took the words right out of his mouth!
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Pacejv almost 14 years ago
Must be New Zealand…unless he took a boat.
ladywolf17 almost 14 years ago
“WOLFIE!” :-)
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Rakkav almost 14 years ago
I oughta, I say, I oughta hate myself for not looking this up sooner…
Apteryx (Kiwi) - Wikipedia
ksoskins almost 14 years ago
Is this the end of the Apteryx? Who’s going to accompany John the Tortoise on his annual winter trips South?
mrsullenbeauty almost 14 years ago
Oop! And that’s how the last one went; as the butt of a joke.
TheSkulker almost 14 years ago
Johanan Rakkav
Thanks for the link. Interesting.
However, when I was there (about 7-8 years ago), I don’t remember them talking about the bird once and had forgotten about it entirely. All the talk I heard was about the possum which had been introduced by the British??/Australians?? a hundred or so years earlier and had inundated the island. (The NZ possum is more like a mink rather than the North American possum). Another case of introducing a species with no natural predator. Maybe it is the possum that is eating the Kiwi eggs. I don’t remember.
Dkram almost 14 years ago
May be he’s just a retriever.
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lewisbower almost 14 years ago
OK Darwin, I’ll give you this one, but I still don’t believe newspaper reporters are next.
pamlicorat almost 14 years ago
Good Morning All!
Now we know what is in Wolf Chow.
DolphinGirl78 almost 14 years ago
Wolfie looks so PLEASED with himself… :D
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GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Looks like Wolfie thinks he’s found himself a droob.
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lightenup Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Doesn’t look like he’d be too filling. More like a toothpick…
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freeholder1 almost 14 years ago
Must be his ex….tinction.
yyyguy almost 14 years ago
sorry Sheik but you got the wrong bird. John is accompanied by a bird that can fly, which the apteryx can’t.
COGNIZANT almost 14 years ago
Food, no need to hunt, just wait for it.
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worldisacomic almost 14 years ago
Got to love Canis Lupis!
fritzoid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Skulker, you’re thinking about Australia’s rabbit problem. The Aussie possum is native, not imported, and no threat to the ecosystem. (They’re also MUCH cuter than nasty, icky American possums; what a difference a furry tail makes…)
ottod Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Fritzoid, I think Skulker’s right. The possum is native to Australia, but introduced to, and a problem in, New Zealand.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Ah, OK, I misread “island”. I know hedgehogs are causing problems in New Zealand, but wasn’t aware of the possums. There are so many invasive species causing trouble IN Australia that I couldn’t process a species FROM Australia being trouble elsewhere…
Sorry, Skulker, and thanx, ottod.
Charles Brobst Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Tastes just like chicken.
Tsali-Queyi almost 14 years ago
Wolfie would get fat if he eat lawyers instead. One should sustain him a month and help mankind as well.
pawpawbear almost 14 years ago
Oh no, not lawyers. They are highly toxic and also may litigate all over the unsuspecting wolf.
gavinseviltwin almost 14 years ago
Taz like kiwi!
Ooops! Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Good Evening Lonewolf, Grog, Little Sister & Dogsniff
Wolfie ~ Bad Wolf! You will choke on the bones!