Meet Henry the tuatara, described by Longman's encyclopaedia as "the last survivor of the Rhynchocephalia from the early Mezozoic era," or a living dinosaur.
Green, scaly and just over half a metre long, Henry was born around 1880 (yes, really) and could live until the latter part of this century.
Tuataras exist only in a tiny part of New Zealand but you can encounter some at the Southland Museum, Invercargill - and chat with Lindsay Hazley, who breeds them.
Contact: ph (03) 218 9753.
Tuataras in Invercargill
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