Most people would associate primates to being closest to humans.. but did you know koalas have fingerprints that are almost identical to humans? Not even careful analysis under a microscope can easily distinguish the loopy, whirling ridges on koalas’ fingerprints from our own. While koalas are evolutionarily distant from humans, their fingerprints are an excellent …
“To the people of Ukraine: We see you — waking to the sound of sirens, pulling your children from the windows, and preparing to protect all you love. We tremble with you, and wail with you. You are not alone. We are rising up in solidarity and sending you our prayers, our action, and our …
We love hearing your stories about encountering seals – sea lions/pakake and fur seals/kekeno on Aotearoa shores! You can reach out to us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, via our website or email: seasocietynz@gmail.com. We have observed there is some confusion about which species is which. In a nutshell, sea lions/pakake primarily reside on beaches – …
Please take a few moments to sign these three petitions: 1) ‘Protect Hector’s dolphins (Pahu) from fishing nets’ on Change.org – https://www.change.org/…/help-out-our-beautiful-native…. Māui & Hector’s Dolphin Defenders NZ started this petition to call upon the government to take immediate action to protect the dwindling Hector’s and Māui dolphin populations. Hector’s dolphins are classified as ‘Endangered’ …
Today, the 11th of February, is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In 2015, HRH Princess Dr. Nisreen El-Hashemite was instrumental in drafting, introducing the resolution and successfully lobbying the United Nations into designating the 11th of February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Today is to “Celebrate …
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On this day, 182 years ago, William Hobson, representing the British Crown, Hōne Heke Pōkai and over 42 rangatira signed the Te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi on the 6th of February 1840. Each signing was followed by a handshake and greeting from Hobson, “He iwi tahi tatou” (We are [now] one people). About half …
I am excited to announce I am relocating from Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau to Dunedin NZ/Ōtepoti, where I will be continuing my studies in Marine Science. There is one species in particular that inspired me to gain a degree in marine science. You guessed it.. New Zealand sea lions/pakake. I saw my first pakake in February 2020 …
On Monday the 1st of February 1960, four African American students entered F. W. Woolworth store in Greensboro, North Carolina. Friends Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain, David Richmond and Jibreel Khazan browsed the store and handed the cashier their selections – toothpaste, a notebook, a hairbrush. The four felt the invisible line of separation between the …
Chinese New Year (also known as chunjie 春节, or the Spring Festival) begins today and culminates on the 15th of February 2022 with the Lantern Festival. Chinese New Year marks the transition between zodiac signs and 2022 is the year of the Tiger. Originally, the Spring Festival was a ceremonial day to pray to the …
Take a moment, consider where your rubbish and recycling goes after it is picked up from your kerbside. The Ministry for the Environment recently reported it is estimated that Aotearoa New Zealand generates 17.49 million tonnes of waste per year, of which 12.59 million tonnes is sent to landfill. Our glass is recycled in New …