https://wellington.gen.nz/te-papas-blog+animals Items tagged with Te Papa's blog and Animals. https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2024/12/13/sniffing-out-seabirds-on-mana-island/ Te Papa vertebrates curator Colin Miskelly recently spent 3 days on Mana Island following a conservation dog searching for well-concealed petrels in the lush vegetation. He kindly agreed to share a ‘blog with a dog’ with us. Miro is a 4-year-old German short-haired pointer cross. He is one of the dogs animals museumsandgalleries art blogs te-papa Fri, 13 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2024/12/13/sniffing-out-seabirds-on-mana-island/ Te Papa's blog 2024-12-13T00:00:00Z -41.087307499999994 174.7814791743982 Mana Island, Porirua, Porirua City, Wellington, New Zealand http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2014/10/29/penguin-update-wellington-malborough-news/ Since we blogged 2 weeks ago, the Te Papa team working on little penguins has started a second front of activity in Marlborough, based at Motuara Island in Queen Charlotte Sound. Almost all of the birds from the Wellington Harbour nests have had their tags retrieved, and are going to either locations within the harbour or... Read more » penguins te-papa animals museumsandgalleries art blogs Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2014/10/29/penguin-update-wellington-malborough-news/ Te Papa's blog 2014-10-29T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/04/24/the-global-penguin-part-11-how-old-was-the-peka-peka-emperor-penguin/ Te Papa’s curator of terrestrial vertebrates Dr Colin Miskelly tells the 11th instalment of the story of the emperor penguin that went where none had gone before. Previous blogs on the penguin were posted between 23 June and 12 September 2011. penguins te-papa animals museumsandgalleries art blogs Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2012/04/24/the-global-penguin-part-11-how-old-was-the-peka-peka-emperor-penguin/ Te Papa's blog 2012-04-23T00:00:00Z -41.2903326 174.78192750276241 Te Papa, 55, Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2011/08/29/happy-feet-gets-technological/ The celebrity Emperor Penguin at Wellington Zoo had a satellite tracking device fitted yesterday in preparation for his trip towards colder climes during the coming week. The bird will be transported to south of 50 degrees on the NIWA research vessel Tangaroa this week. penguins animals museumsandgalleries art blogs te-papa Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2011/08/29/happy-feet-gets-technological/ Te Papa's blog 2011-08-29T00:00:00Z http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2011/02/14/colossal-squid-on-display-gets-check-up/2 We can all do with a check-up every so often – just to ensure things are going ok and we’re not falling apart. Today our team took the lid off the colossal squid tank and started to drain out the preservation fluid so we can give the colossal squid a check-up. We last had the lid off the tank in March 2009. cephalopods animals museumsandgalleries art blogs te-papa Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2011/02/14/colossal-squid-on-display-gets-check-up/2 Te Papa's blog 2011-02-14T00:00:00Z