Posted on July 16th, 2010 by Ali Perkins
11:11 AM Thursday Jul 15, 2010
What caused the death of Moko the dolphin remains a mystery after a post-mortem, the Department of Conservation (DOC) says.
Boat strike and drowning through net entanglement had been ruled out as potential causes in a report released today.
There were no obvious signs of extensive bruising or skeletal fractures, making blunt [...]
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Posted on July 15th, 2010 by Ali Perkins
By KIRAN CHUG – The Dominion Post
Last updated 05:00 07/07/2010
Under water grunts, chirps and pops recorded by an Auckland scientist have revealed a mysterious language used by New Zealand fish.
Audio recordings analysed for the first time in New Zealand to find out whether fish talk, will be played to an audience in Wellington today, presented [...]
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Posted on July 1st, 2010 by Kathryn
By KIRAN CHUG – The Dominion Post
Last updated 05:00 29/06/2010
Researchers tracking a young great white shark are more concerned for its safety as it basks in Bay of Plenty than about a shark attack.
The 2.8-metre-long shark, named Grim by conservation scientists, surprised researchers who are tracking him with his reluctance to follow his peers and [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2010 by Ali Perkins
(Paul The Octopus predicts Serbia’s shock win)
AAP – 10 hours ago
Disastrous news for England fans ahead of the crunch last-16 match with Germany on Sunday: an octopus in Germany with a perfect track record of predicting World Cup matches has predicted a German win.
Two plastic boxes containing tasty morsels, one with a German flag and [...]
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Posted on June 23rd, 2010 by Ali Perkins
NewsCore | June 21, 2010 10:00AM
TURKISH and Australian archaeologists have discovered a “museum under the sea” at Gallipoli.
The find includes the wreck of a barge that carried injured and dead Australian and New Zealand soldiers from Anzac Cove during the World War I Gallipoli campaign in Turkey, The Dominion Post reported.
A sonar survey also found [...]
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