Juvenile tuatara
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Juvenile tuatara
Researchers at Victoria University of Wellington keep tuatara in enclosures, in semi-natural conditions, for up to five years after they hatch. Safe from predators, these juveniles have a higher survival rate than hatchlings in the wild. They will eventually return to their home island, or will be used to populate new islands.
Listen to zoologist Charles Daugherty talk about the university’s captive breeding programme.
Sound file from Sound Archives / Nga Taonga Kōrero. This sound file may not be reused without permission (quote reference number C891127D).
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Victoria University of Wellington
Photograph by Susan Keall
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