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Monday Conservation Week quiz

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Conservation Quiz 2020: Monday 17 August

Q1: Which beak belongs to a takahē?
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Incorrect!

Although they look similar to their distant relative the pūkeko, takahē beaks are wider.

Correct!

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Although they look similar to their distant relative the takahē beaks are shorter and wider.

 

Q2: A group of young albatross are called…

Incorrect!

A group of young albatross is called a gam.

 

Young albatross return after at least 4 years at sea to find a mate. They socialise in groups of potential mates called gams, to learn the language of courtship and try to impress with their displays. 

 

Correct!

Gams are groups of young albatross seeking potential mates. In these groups, they learn the language of courtship and try to impress with their displays. 

 

Q3: The world’s smallest penguin is a native New Zealand species – true or false?

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Nope - it's true!

Our very own little blue penguin/kororā is the world’s smallest penguin at just over 25 cm tall and weighing around 1 kg.

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Yes - it's true!

Our very own little blue penguin/kororā is the world’s smallest penguin at just over 25 cm tall and weighing around 1 kg.

Q4: Which is New Zealand’s deepest lake?

Incorrect - the answer is Lake Hauroko

The deepest lake is New Zealand is Lake Hauroko at 462m deep. Located in a mountain valley in Fiordland National Park, it's around 30 km in length with a surface area of about 63 square kilometres.

 

Ordered by deepest to least deep, they are:

 

  • Lake Hauroko: 462 m
  • Lake Manapouri: 444 m
  • Lake Te Anau: 417 m
  • Lake Hāwea: 392 m

Correct! The answer is Lake Hauroko

The deepest lake is New Zealand is Lake Hauroko at 462m deep. Located in a mountain valley in Fiordland National Park, it's around 30 km in length with a surface area of about 63 square kilometres.

 

Ordered by deepest to least deep, they are:

 

  • Lake Hauroko: 462 m
  • Lake Manapouri: 444 m
  • Lake Te Anau: 417 m
  • Lake Hāwea: 392 m

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Q5: The eastern rosella parrot commonly found around the North Island is a native species – true or false?

Incorrect - The answer is false!

This brightly coloured, broad-tailed parrot is native to south-eastern Australia. It was introduced to New Zealand in the early 1900s. It’s found across the North Island and Dunedin.

Correct - it's false!

This brightly coloured, broad-tailed parrot is native to south-eastern Australia. It was introduced to New Zealand in the early 1900s. It’s found across the North Island and Dunedin.

Q6: Non-vascular plants grow…

Incorrect!

Non-vascular plants do not have roots, stems, or leaves. However they grow and spread from spores

Correct!

Non-vascular plants do not have roots, stems, or leaves. However they grow and spread from spores.

Q7: Takahē was thought extinct until it was rediscovered in…

Incorrect! It was rediscovered it 1948

After being presumed extinct for nearly 50 years, the takahē was famously rediscovered in 1948. Geoffrey Orbell, a physician from Invercargill and his party, found the last remaining wild population of the bird high in Murchison Mountains, above Lake Te Anau, Fiordland.

Correct! It was rediscovered it 1948

After being presumed extinct for nearly 50 years, the takahē was famously rediscovered in 1948. Geoffrey Orbell, a physician from Invercargill and his party, found the last remaining wild population of the bird high in Murchison Mountains, above Lake Te Anau, Fiordland.

Q8: Which of these wattlebirds has never had a population in New Zealand?

Incorrect! It's the Red Wattlebird

The red wattlebird is a rare vagrant to New Zealand, with confirmed records at Matakana and Taranaki in the mid and late 1800s. It commonly found the southern areas of the Australian mainland.

Correct! It's the Red Wattlebird

The red wattlebird is a rare vagrant to New Zealand, with confirmed records at Matakana and Taranaki in the mid and late 1800s. It commonly found the southern areas of the Australian mainland.

Q9: Yellow-eyed penguins are called Hoiho in Te Reo Māori because of their shrill call – true or false?

Correct!

The Māori name hoiho means 'noise shouter', referring to their shrill call made at breeding sites. An alternate name for some iwi is 'tarakaka'.

Incorrect - it's true!

The Māori name hoiho means 'noise shouter', referring to their shrill call made at breeding sites. An alternate name for some iwi is 'tarakaka'.

Q10: Which is New Zealand's largest national park?

Incorrect! Fiordland National Park is the largest

Created in 1952, the park comprises nearly 3 million acres of land, or 2,127 km.

Correct! Fiordland National Park is the largest

Created in 1952, the park comprises nearly 3 million acres of land, or 2,127 km.

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