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Zoo Tales: Whistling Whio
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Zoo Tales: Whistling Whio

Named after their whistling call, whio are beautiful and charismatic ducks! In today's Zoo Tales find out how Auckland Zoo is working with DOC and Genesis Energy to ensure whio are in our future forever.

Zoo Tales: Snake-necked turtles
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Zoo Tales: Snake-necked turtles

With their serpent-like necks and round unusual eyes, there’s just something about seeing our snake-necked turtles swimming around that is mesmerising! In this week’s Zoo Tales episode, ectotherm keeper Seth tells us about these long-lived and long-necked turtles.

Zoo Tales: Red-tailed black cockatoos
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Zoo Tales: Red-tailed black cockatoos

Vocal and destructive are just two of the words that team leader of Birds, Emma uses to describe our red-tailed black cockatoos! In today’s episode of Zoo Tales, find out all about these stunning new additions to our Australian aviary.

Watch: Bank advertisement raises important issue
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Watch: Bank advertisement raises important issue

A study, commissioned by ANZ and conducted by Galaxy Research, found that the LGBTI community was more than twice as likely as non-LGBTI people to feel uncomfortable holding hands in public, with young Kiwis leading the statistics.

Watch: Oldest fiancee ever - ‘Cougar’, 106, engaged to man, 66
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Watch: Oldest fiancee ever - ‘Cougar’, 106, engaged to man, 66

Medics assessed their health and age and warned the duo, known affectionately as Valda and Jaco, would not be able to cope with living on their own. But after three years together, the senior romantics, who have separate rooms at Nossa Senhora Fatima retirement home in Pirassununga, south east Brazil, were determined to prove it’s never too late to be with your soulmate.

Watch: Steer leads police and cowboys on chase in Texas
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Watch: Steer leads police and cowboys on chase in Texas

Video from a police officer's vehicle shows that a large steer got loose in Weatherford, Texas and led police on a chase that ended only when two cowboys on horseback joined the pursuit. Police say no one was injured, and the pursuit lasted almost two hours. One of the cowboys finally roped the steer to end its dash to freedom.

Zoo Tales: Capybaras go swimming
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Zoo Tales: Capybaras go swimming

Although we love swimming mostly in summer, capybara love the water no matter the season. Primate team leader Amy Robbins tells us why water is so important to the world’s largest rodent.