Why is the water coming out of the mountains blue-green?
Because of the ground-up rock called rock flour. The ground-up rock catches the light and reflects the color. Top of Page Animals in New Zealand What animals have you seen on your trip? I’ve seen lots of animals over here. I got to hold a kiwi (a native bird), which was quite an experience. It’s a nocturnal bird, so you don’t often get to see them during the day. I saw glowworms inside a cave they’re larvae of flies, and they covered the entire roof of the cave, glowing. And I also saw a tuatara, which is described as a “living dinosaur.” New Zealand is a very good place to see unusual animals, because it was isolated for about 60 million years, when the earth’s tectonic plates were shifting. So some of these creatures like the tuatara have been around since the time of the dinosaurs. What are the tuatara like? They are reptiles that grow to be about half a meter in size. I saw them at the Auckland Zoo. They eat insects and small birds. They have been around for 200 million years a ver
