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Bottlenose dolphins live in groups called pods that can vary in size from 15 to 100 or even up to 1000. While they can hunt individually, they often work as a team to harvest schools of fish. They emit clicking sounds and listen for the return echo to determine the location and shape of nearby items, including potential prey. They use sound for communication-- squeaks and whistles emitted from the blowhole and sounds emitted through body language, such as leaping from the water and slapping thei...

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Grey warbler in the wild (27 Parks)
Bellbird in the wild (26 Parks)
North isl in the wild (19 Parks)
Rifleman in the wild (14 Parks)
South isl in the wild (14 Parks)
Parakeet in the wild (13 Parks)
Shining cuckoo in the wild (12 Parks)
Kokako in the wild (10 Parks)
Stoat in the wild (8 Parks)
Long-tailed cuckoo in the wild (7 Parks)
Pied stilt in the wild (7 Parks)

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Hiking in New Zealand

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It may involve backpacks, rain-gear, rugged ground, or it could just be 'walking'. The objective can be to simply explore the countryside on foot, just wander around or to seek something specific, like a waterfall, or a rare plant…...

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Kayaking in New Zealand

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A kayak a boat where the paddler faces forward with legs in front, and uses a double bladed paddle. Most kayaks have closed decks however, sit-on-top kayaks are growing in popularity....

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Walking 45 Wildlife Parks
Tramping 38 Wildlife Parks
Camping 37 Wildlife Parks
Biking 30 Wildlife Parks
Fishing 28 Wildlife Parks
Hunting 27 Wildlife Parks
Mountain biking 27 Wildlife Parks
Swimming 25 Wildlife Parks
Kayaking 22 Wildlife Parks
Bird watching 16 Wildlife Parks
Boating 16 Wildlife Parks

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New Zealand: Wildlife in New Zealand's Parks & Sanctuaries

Wildlife parks, sanctuaries, reserves of New Zealand, listed by wildlife on view. Click on the animals, birds or fish below to see a list of national parks, wildlife reserves, or animal sanctuaries where you can find that animal.

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Grey warbler in New Zealand: 27 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

Bellbird in New Zealand: 26 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

North isl in New Zealand: 19 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

Rifleman in New Zealand: 14 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

South isl in New Zealand: 14 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

Parakeet in New Zealand: 13 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

Shining cuckoo in New Zealand: 12 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

Kokako in New Zealand: 10 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

Stoat in New Zealand: 8 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

Long-tailed cuckoo in New Zealand: 7 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

Pied stilt in New Zealand: 7 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserves & National Parks

List of all wildlife in New Zealand's Wildlife Parks, National Parks, Game Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, State Parks, Wildlife National Parks and Wildlife Reserves (listed alphabetically):

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