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The Dracula parrot is intimidating
With the body of a parrot and the head of a vulture, the Dracula parrot is unnerving and beautiful all at once.
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NZ’s jewelled gecko has some bizarre colour patterns
Meet the lovely jewelled gecko, a rare and unusual reptile found only on the South Island of New Zealand.
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The dragontail butterfly is like a dream
If you’re in need of something extremely chill to ease you out of the Tuesday morning blues, the dragontail butterfly is here to help.
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The fawn-footed melomys is as cute as a button
At first glance, it might look like a regular old house mouse, but this sweet little guy is the elusive fawn-footed melomys, a tree-dwelling rodent found only in Australia.
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Mrs Gould’s Sunbird is a tiny delight
Like a bird that was dipped in sunset colours, Mrs Gould’s sunbird is as pretty as a picture. Named after 19th century British artist, Elizabeth Gould, it’s been enchanting birders for centuries.
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The flamboyant cuttlefish stomps around like a dog in a wheelchair
You know those dogs whose back legs don’t work but they fly around in a wheelchair, pulling themselves along with their two front legs? That’s pretty much how the flamboyant cuttlefish gets about.
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Meet the rainbow serpent: the white-lipped python
As far as heads go, this is an impressive one. Belonging to the brightly iridescent white-lipped python, this snake is as unique as it is beautiful.
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The world’s tiniest bird-of-paradise looks like a sad bean
Meet the the king bird-of-paradise.
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Meet the Dibbler, one of the world’s rarest mammals
Meet the dibbler, a rare mammal thought to be extinct, only to be rediscovered a hundred years later. But they’re still struggling.