The first tuatara hatchling has been born outside of its native New Zealand. PHOTO: Chester Zoo
Discoveries excite us, an event that defies all odds even more so. Like the hatching of this tuatara outside its native of New Zealand.
After decades of work by a dedicated team at Chester Zoo in England, the first tuatara hatchling has been born outside of its native New Zealand.
“Breeding tuatara is an incredible achievement,” says Isolde McGeorge, the zoo’s tuatara keeper since 1977. “They are notoriously difficult to breed and it’s probably fair to say that I know that better than most as it has taken me 38 years to get here.”
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