The island life for hundreds of giant wētāpungaChris Skelton/STUFF Ectotherms keepers from Auckland Zoo, Ben Goodwin and Emily Edkins release 300 juvenile wetapunga on a island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. When we visited the room before heading to the island, Ben opened a door on an enormous pair locked in a motionless embrace. CHRIS SKELTON/STUFF Ectotherms keepers from Auckland Zoo, Ben Goodwin and Emily Edkins check the locations on the island where they will release 300 juvenile wētāpunga. CHRIS SKELTON/STUFF One of the 300 juvenile wētāpunga released on an island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. CHRIS SKELTON/STUFF Ectotherms keeper from Auckland Zoo, Ben Goodwin, releases a juvenile wētāpunga.

Source: Stuff September 07, 2018 23:37 UTC