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The Guardian

Rare footage shows tuatara and takahē having 'a bit of a scrap' in New Zealand

A takahē and a tuatara have been filmed engaging in a bush-floor stoush in a new video captured by a quick-thinking New Zealand Department of Conservation ranger. Filmed on pest-free Tiritiri Matangi Island, the video shows New Zealand's unique nature at its quirky best and highlights the value in protecting it. Although historically both the flightless bird and the reptile were widespread across New Zealand, they now only coexist in two locations, Tiritiri Matangi in the Hauraki Gulf and Zealandia in Wellington