Takahē are flightless birds also native to New Zealand. “Historically thought to be extinct twice, there are now just over 500 throughout the country,” the Department of Conservation said in ...

A wildlife ranger in New Zealand filmed “rare footage” of a fight between a flightless bird and the country’s “largest reptile,” officials said. Photo from New Zealand’s Department of ...

A wildlife ranger in New Zealand heard something in the undergrowth and found an unusual pair of native animals fighting. The “rare” video shows the “predatory” bird and the country’s ...