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Tuesday Conservation Week quiz

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Conservation Quiz 2020: Tuesday 18 August

The two pictures of brown feathers below belong to a kiwi and a weka. 

Q1: Which feathers belong to a weka?
Close up of brown feathers
Picture 1 Close up of brown feathers
Picture 2

 

 

Brown feathers answer

Incorrect!

While both can have mostly light brown feathers, no kiwi species have orange and black striped feathers among them. 

Correct!

Brown feathers answer

While both can have mostly light brown feathers, no kiwi species have orange and black striped feathers among them. 

 

Q2: How many types of robin species are there in New Zealand?

Incorrect!

There are four species of native robin. These include three sub-species of the New Zealand robin which are each found on one of the main islands and the Chatham Islands black robin. The species are:

 

  • North Island robin
  • South Island robin
  • Stewart Island robin
  • Chatham Islands black robin

 

Correct!

There are four species of native robin. These include three sub-species of the New Zealand robin which are each found on one of the main islands and the Chatham Islands black robin. The species are:

 

  • North Island robin
  • South Island robin
  • Stewart Island robin
  • Chatham Islands black robin

 

Q3: Whio/Blue duck are rarer than some kiwi species, true or false?

Whio close-up

Nope - it's true!

Blue duck are found nowhere else in the world, and are rarer than some species of kiwi. There are under 3,000 whio in New Zealand which is less than North Island Brown and Great Spotted Kiwi.

Whio close-up

Yes - it's true!

Blue duck are found nowhere else in the world, and are rarer than some species of kiwi. There are under 3,000 whio in New Zealand which is less than North Island Brown and Great Spotted Kiwi.

Q4: A person who studies lizards is called…

Incorrect - the answer is a herpetologist!

People who study reptiles and amphibians such as frogs and salamanders are known as herpetologists.

An ornithologist studies or is an expert on birds, while an ichthyologist studies or is an expert in fish.

Correct - the answer is a herpetologist!

People who study reptiles and amphibians such as frogs and salamanders are known as herpetologists.

An ornithologist studies or is an expert on birds, while an ichthyologist studies or is an expert in fish.

Q5: What species of bird is on a $5 note?

Incorrect - The answer is hoiho / yellow-eyed penguin!

The yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho is on the current New Zealand $5 note. The image was taken by photographer Rod Morris.

 

 

5note-bk.jpg

 

Correct - The answer is hoiho / yellow-eyed penguin!

The yellow-eyed penguin / hoiho is on the current New Zealand $5 note. The image was taken by photographer Rod Morris.

 

 

5note-bk.jpg

 

Q6: New Zealand native frogs are different from frogs around the world because they have…

Incorrect! Native frogs have both.

New Zealand native frog species have several distinctive features different from frogs elsewhere in the world. These include both no external eardrums and round eyes.

Correct! Native frogs have both.

New Zealand native frog species have several distinctive features different from frogs elsewhere in the world. These include both no external eardrums and round eyes.

Two kaki chicks
Black stilt/kakī chicks born at the DOC captive breeding centre in Twizel

Q7: Black stilt/kakī chicks can hunt and swim only hours after hatching – true or false?

kaki-chicks-wild.jpg
Two day-old black stilt / kakī chicks exploring

Nope - it's true!

Despite their small stature, newly hatched chicks can hunt for food and swim if necessary, within hours of hatching.

kaki-chicks-wild.jpg
Two day-old black stilt / kakī chicks exploring

Yes - it's true!

Despite their small stature, newly hatched chicks can hunt for food and swim if necessary, within hours of hatching.

Q8: What percent of New Zealand’s native fern plants occur nowhere else in the world?

Incorrect! About 40% of our native ferns occur nowhere else.

New Zealand has an unusually high number of fern species for a temperate country and about 40 per cent of these species occur nowhere else in the world.

 

Correct! About 40% of our native ferns occur nowhere else.

New Zealand has an unusually high number of fern species for a temperate country and about 40 per cent of these species occur nowhere else in the world.

 

Q9: New Zealand peripatus/ngaokeoke (aka Velvet worms) have how many pairs of legs?

purple-peripatus.jpg
Purple peripatus (peripatiodes indigo) taken by Rod Morris

Correct!

New Zealand peripatus/ngaokeoke only have from 13 – 16 pairs of legs. However, species in other countries can have as many as 43 pairs of legs.

purple-peripatus.jpg
Purple peripatus (peripatiodes indigo) taken by Rod Morris

Incorrect!

New Zealand peripatus/ngaokeoke only have from 13 – 16 pairs of legs. However, species in other countries can have as many as 43 pairs of legs.

Q10: Most New Zealand sea lions breed on…

Incorrect! The answer is the Auckland Islands

The Auckland Islands are the most popular island, with almost 70% of the entire NZ sea lions population breeding there each year.

Correct! The answer is the Auckland Islands

The Auckland Islands are the most popular island, with almost 70% of the entire NZ sea lions population breeding there each year.

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