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Page 393
... Takahe , or " Wanderer , " Struggles to Survive By R. V. FRANCIS SMITH Mitre Peak Sound 5560 Lake Te Anau Manapouri Otautau Riverton. ' N New Zealand's rugged Fiordland a bird thought extinct for fifty years is struggling for survival ...
... Takahe , or " Wanderer , " Struggles to Survive By R. V. FRANCIS SMITH Mitre Peak Sound 5560 Lake Te Anau Manapouri Otautau Riverton. ' N New Zealand's rugged Fiordland a bird thought extinct for fifty years is struggling for survival ...
Page 397
... takahe roamed New Zealand without fear of enemies . Then Maoris hunted the bird in big drives . Those Polynesian colonists introduced dogs and egg - eating rats ; white settlers later brought in ferrets , cats , and other predators ...
... takahe roamed New Zealand without fear of enemies . Then Maoris hunted the bird in big drives . Those Polynesian colonists introduced dogs and egg - eating rats ; white settlers later brought in ferrets , cats , and other predators ...
Page 400
... Takahe ) Valley , as the main valley is called , is only three miles long and at most a quarter of a mile wide . At the lower end lies the moraine lake , girt on three sides by tussocks of snow grass ( page 399 ) . Although the adult takahe ...
... Takahe ) Valley , as the main valley is called , is only three miles long and at most a quarter of a mile wide . At the lower end lies the moraine lake , girt on three sides by tussocks of snow grass ( page 399 ) . Although the adult takahe ...
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Because Housewives Want Smaller Beef Roasts Bigger | v |
Record Shocks Dammed Rivers Split Mountains | xi |
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