This is extremely rare footage of a tuatara hatching, filmed at Victoria University of Wellington. The egg was one of 23 being incubated in captivity as part of a joint initiative with the Department of Conservation and Ngati Manuhiri that has saved a threatened population of tuatara from extinction.
Rare video: Tuatara hatching time-lapse
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Rare video: Tuatara hatching time-lapse
This is extremely rare footage of a tuatara hatching, filmed at Victoria University of Wellington.
The egg was one of 23 being incubated in captivity as part of a joint initiative with the Department of Conservation and Ngati Manuhiri ...
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This is extremely rare footage of a tuatara hatching, filmed at Victoria University of Wellington.
The egg was one of 23 being incubated in captivity as part of a joint initiative with the Department of Conservation and Ngati Manuhiri ...
