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Story: Ngārara – reptiles

Whai (stingray)

Watch footage of a stingray swimming. The stingray is considered to be descended from Punga, whose descendants were seen as repulsive and ugly.

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Bradford Haami. 'Ngārara – reptiles', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngarara-reptiles/4/1