okay we have six North Island Brown TVs here those that’s the only species you
here those that’s the only species you
here those that’s the only species you will actually find outside of New
will actually find outside of New
will actually find outside of New Zealand they’re very bizarre very
Zealand they’re very bizarre very
Zealand they’re very bizarre very unburden SARS Birds go they evolved in a
unburden SARS Birds go they evolved in a
unburden SARS Birds go they evolved in a very isolated environment and as such
very isolated environment and as such
very isolated environment and as such they they evolved to have a lot of
they they evolved to have a lot of
they they evolved to have a lot of characteristics that you don’t see in
characteristics that you don’t see in
characteristics that you don’t see in other birds they have not they have a
other birds they have not they have a
other birds they have not they have a lot of mammal like characteristics
within New Zealand at one point prior to
within New Zealand at one point prior to the arrival of humans there was really
the arrival of humans there was really
the arrival of humans there was really only birds down there there was only
only birds down there there was only
only birds down there there was only three mammal species those were all
three mammal species those were all
three mammal species those were all three bats once humans arrived it was
three bats once humans arrived it was
three bats once humans arrived it was about 700 years ago they started
about 700 years ago they started
about 700 years ago they started introducing a lot of non-native species
introducing a lot of non-native species
introducing a lot of non-native species that had a major impact of on all of the
that had a major impact of on all of the
that had a major impact of on all of the native fauna there in particular with
native fauna there in particular with
native fauna there in particular with the Kiwis there’s stoats which is a
the Kiwis there’s stoats which is a
the Kiwis there’s stoats which is a small European weasel cats dogs and
small European weasel cats dogs and
small European weasel cats dogs and various other introduced animals it’s
various other introduced animals it’s
various other introduced animals it’s absolutely critical to learn as much
absolutely critical to learn as much
absolutely critical to learn as much about some of these species prior to
about some of these species prior to
about some of these species prior to them getting down to such critically low
them getting down to such critically low
them getting down to such critically low numbers that there are none left in the
numbers that there are none left in the
numbers that there are none left in the wild because in that situation once you
wild because in that situation once you
wild because in that situation once you bring them into captivity you have no
bring them into captivity you have no
bring them into captivity you have no means of studying them in the wild
means of studying them in the wild
means of studying them in the wild and if it’s a species that hasn’t been
and if it’s a species that hasn’t been
and if it’s a species that hasn’t been managed in captivity before
managed in captivity before
managed in captivity before oh yeah husbandry aspects and breeding
oh yeah husbandry aspects and breeding
oh yeah husbandry aspects and breeding has not been worked out yet so you’re
has not been worked out yet so you’re
has not been worked out yet so you’re just starting from scratch not knowing
just starting from scratch not knowing
just starting from scratch not knowing anything about their natural biology in
anything about their natural biology in
anything about their natural biology in the wild really doesn’t help you at all
the wild really doesn’t help you at all
the wild really doesn’t help you at all for managing them in captivity
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