The results are in, and New Zealanders have crowned the ngāokeoke (New Zealand velvet worm, Peripatoides novaezealandiae) the 2025 Bug of the Year. The whē (New Zealand praying mantis) came second, ...

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Sometimes, a male chick kills and eats his sibling. The chicks fledge after about a month. The forest owlet hunts small mammals, lizards, frogs, smaller birds, and invertebrates. The owl is often seen ...

The Forest Owlet is a rare species which was rediscovered in 1997 after being presumed extinct for over a century. Mrityunjay Bose Last Updated : 02 February 2025, 11:24 IST ...

This species was abundant but only within a small patch of unique white sand forest which represents a high priority ecosystem for protection in the Alto Mayo landscape. Image by Trond Larsen ...

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