A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its ...

While more than 80% of the ocean has never been explored by humans, scientists in the Bounty Trough, New Zealand, are making a significant turning point. The post Scientists In New Zealand Have ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The ...

Fan, Q.-H. & Zhang, Z.-Q. (2007) Tyrophagus (Acari: Astigmata: Acaridae). Fauna of New Zealand 56. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, 291 pp. PDF Zhang, Z.-Q. & Shear, W ...

New Zealand beaches were once "heaving" with the colossal animals. "At the time of human arrival in New Zealand, you would be hard-pressed to find room on the beaches, with fur seals on the rocky ...

"Mr. Blobby" is a blobfish discovered in 2003 off the coast of New Zealand. The preserved specimen is now housed at the Australian Museum in Sydney. jamasca66 via Flickr under CC BY-NC 2.0 Squishy ...