30 Sep 2022

Critter of the Week: Taiko/black petrel

From Afternoons, 3:35 pm on 30 September 2022

This week's critter is the tāiko or black petrel - a vulnerable seabird that only breeds on Aotea and Hauturu-o-toi.
Because they spend so long out at sea, tāiko have developed a superpower! They can drink seawater and excrete the salt out a special tube on their beak.

Tāiko/black petrel

Tāiko/black petrel Photo: supplied/forest and bird

 

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