Thursday, October 18, 2007

Tuatara

A statue of a Tuatara in front of the museum in Invercargill.
A real live tuatara in the live exhibit inside the museum - or so they said. I didn't see it move. Not even a blink, eye movement or nervous twitch. The average lifespan is about 60 years, but they can live to be over 100 years old. This one is believed to have been born in the late 19th century.

2 comments:

Molly said...

Happy Labour Day! My calender claims that it is Labour Day in New Zealand. ^-^

Jamile said...

Yes, it was Labour Day. Not that I noticed. There weren't any parades that I knew of. Just some things closed.