.Fauna -25 of New Zealand's birds are found nowhere else on earth; -the flightless birds -the kiwi as a national icon of New Zealand and New Zealanders; -other unique fauna including the Moa (a giant flightless bird),Tautara(native reptiles),bats (New Zealand's only native land mammals),yellow-eyed penguin,Kakapo (the world's only flightless parrot); -diverse marine fauna in New Zealand:whales,seals, dolphins and marine birds•Fauna -25 % of New Zealand’s birds are found nowhere else on earth; -the flightless birds -the kiwi as a national icon of New Zealand and New Zealanders; -other unique fauna including the Moa (a giant flightless bird), Tautara (native reptiles), bats (New Zealand’s only native land mammals), yellow-eyed penguin, Kakapo (the world’s only flightless parrot); -diverse marine fauna in New Zealand: whales, seals, dolphins and marine birds