The Weta

1. The Weta is only found in New Zealand.

2. The Weta is so old that it has outlived dinosaurs.

3. The Weta is sometimes called the dinosaur of the incest sites.

4. Wetas have their ears on their knees and can hear vibrations and everything around them.

5. There are 11 species of Giant Weta.

http://www.kcc.org.nz/weta

Unhealthy Dinner

Unhealthy Dinner :)

At technology the year 7 students made a drawing on Google docs that was about Unhealthy Dinner. So this is what I made. 

I hope you like it :)

The Weka

The Weka.

The weka is a nocturnal creature and it searches for food in the night time.The Weka mainly eats invertebrates and fruit.They sometimes eat chitons and other rocky coast invertebrates, lizards, rodents, food scraps, carrion, and the eggs and young of other groundnesting birds.

Here are some sites that you could find some more facts about the Weka.

http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/weka/facts/

The Kakapo

The Kakapo is a large parrot. The male Kakapo measures up to at least 60 cm and weighs from 2 to 4 kg when it has fully matured. The Kakapo can not fly because of its shot wings that anchor flight muscles. The Kakapos  body  has yellowish,  greenish feather with black and dark brownish blending in with the other feathers. There are less than 100 kakapo left. The Kakapo lived in New Zealand and for many years were inhabited by birds and reptiles that had no predatory mammals. The Kakapo can live up to average of 90 years but the maximum is 120 years.

These are some other sites you could get some more information from.

http://savethekakapo.weebly.com/fun-facts.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo

The Kiwi

Facts About the New Zealand Kiwi.

1. The Kiwi is New Zealand's Native Bird.

2. The Kiwi is a nocturnal Bird.

3. The Kiwi is endangered.

4. The Kiwi cannot fly.

5. The Kiwi is the only Bird that has nostrils at the end of it long beck.