NZ Animal Adaptations
What Are Adaptations?
Adaptation changes or when a living animal or human has to change because of the seasons or because of the weather. Adaptation can also be in forms or changing of a living. For example humans have body hair to survive the cold. Like a Kiwi they used to fly but now they can’t because back then there were no predators and their food was always in the ground. But now they got used to not flying and there are now predator.
NZ Animals Adaptation-Tui
A tui was first found by the Europeans in the year 1770 at Queens Charlotte on the North Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Same years as Captain Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific Ocean. They only eat nectar from plants. They have curved beaks because it fits perfectly in the flower. When they’re getting the plant’s nectar.
These are some facts about the tui. The name Tui came from the Maori language. Tui’s are famous because they are one of most known pollinators. Because they can fly a large distance and for pollinating some of the native trees.
Tui’s learned how to adapt in the environment by giving birth to a lot of them. Along with just eating insects.They used to suffer a lot because of rats,ferrets,stoats, and because there were predators.
NZ Animals adaptation-Kiwi
Kiwis are New Zealand’s birds. They are famous because they are one of the birds who can’t fly. They used to fly but they decided to adapt to not fly because there were no predators back then and no humans to haunt them. They were so used to not flying that they can’t fly anymore.They learned to adapt in their environment by having whiskers to feel what’s around them at night. They also have long breaks to navigate in the night.
NZ Animal Adaptation- Kina
Kina’s have spikey and strong shells to protect what’s inside it.They would mostly be found in seaweeds. Some people think that they don’t have a life but they are actually alive because they eat and move. They learned to adapt in their environment by having hard shells to protect them.