The Beautiful Animals of New Zealand Quiz

Answer: Kea

The kea is a large parrot that is found on the South Island of New Zealand. These intelligent birds have been observed using tools. Although they are gray and green in color, they have bright orange feathers underneath their wings.

Answer: Cetacean

Hector's dolphin is a small cetacean which is endemic to New Zealand. Located in the waters all along South island, it is an endangered species. It is the smallest dolphin and the female is a little bit larger than the male. They live in small groups and feed on fish and small squid.

Answer: Overhunting by Mâori

Moas were hunted to extinction by the Maori around the 14th century. They were a very tall ratite with the female being taller and heavier than the male. The moa were plant eaters who swallowed rocks (Gastroliths) to aid in digestion.

Answer: Ratites

Although the kiwi is small and nocturnal it is a ratite like emus and ostriches. Ratites are flightless birds with long legs. They lay the largest egg in relation to their size of any bird in the world. They nest on the ground and make life-long mating partnerships.

Answer: True

This is a new species of parasitic insect just found on the New Zealand islands. They are found living on other larger insects. Elenchus was declared a new species in 1953. It has been found only in New Zealand and almost nothing is known about it.

Answer: Hoiho

The hoiho is a medium sized penguin whose numbers are declining. They are a favorite of tourists. They nest in the forest or scrubland near the ocean. These birds eat mainly fish which live on the bottom of shallow inlets.

Answer: Longest lizard in New Zealand

This is a type of lizard which is found exclusively on the Great Barrier Island and Little Barrier Islands of New Zealand. They are the longest lizard in New Zealand and have only had around 500 recorded sightings.

Answer: In forests

The morepork is a nocturnal owl that is usually seen in the beech and conifer forests of New Zealand. They are seen as mating pairs and with their young. Their name comes from their very distinctive two-pitched call.

Answer: They are one of the world's rarest sea lions

One of the most endangered sea lion species in the world, the Hooker's sea lion can be found chilling on the subarctic islands of New Zealand. They feed on marine mammals, fish and small crustaceans.

Answer: Tomtit

This small land bird species is endemic to New Zealand. They are smaller than the robin species in New Zealand with black and white/yellowish feathers on the male and grey and white feathers on the female. They are highly adaptable and live on all the islands of New Zealand. The other three answers are fruits.