What will be rare in 200 years

Tuatara, which measure up to 32 inches 80 cm when full grown, are the last descendants of a lizard-like reptile species that walked the Earth with the dinosaurs million years ago, zoologists say. There are estimated to be about 50, of them living in the wild on 32 small offshore islands cleared of predators, but this is the first time a hatchling has been seen on the mainland in about years.

The New Zealand natives were nearly extinct on the country's three main islands by the late s due to the introduction of predators such as rats. Empson said the hatchling is thought to be about one month old and likely came from an egg laid about 16 months ago. Two nests of eggs — the size of pingpong balls — were unearthed in the sanctuary last year and tuatara were expected to hatch around this time. The youngster faces a tough journey to maturity despite being in the acre hectare sanctuary and protected by a predator-proof fence.

It will have to run from the cannibalistic adult tuatara, and would make a tasty snack for birds of prey, Empson said. He added that "you can breed tuatara by eliminating risk, but to have results like this among many natural predators like native birds is a positive sign.

About tuatara have been released since into the Karori Sanctuary, which was established to breed native birds, insects and other creatures. Tuatara have unique characteristics, such as two rows of top teeth closing over one row at the bottom and a parietal eye — a dot on the top of the skull that is believed to be light-sensitive and is sometimes referred to as the animal's third eye.

The bird is cm long. When it hatches, the bald ibis has feathers on its head. But when he grows up, his feathers fall off and his head remains bare, which is why he got the name bald ibis. The rest of his body is covered with black feathers that have a copper-green and purple glow in the sun.

The bald ibis has a red beak and red skin all over the body, except for the very top of the head. It has long feathers on the back of the neck, ptice. I took the effort and searched on the internet and I was glad that this rare individual came to my homeland. Then I came back and filmed it from about 2 meters away.