A sperm race to help save one of New Zealand’s threatened birds, the sugar-lapping hihi
- Written by Helen Taylor, Research fellow in conservation genetics, University of Otago
A male hihi on a flowering flax bush.Mhairi McCready, CC BY-SA
It’s likely you’ve never heard of a hihi, let alone seen one in the wild. Also known as stitchbirds, these colourful little critters are a true taonga, or treasure. They’re only found in New Zealand, and currently restricted to just seven sanctuary sites.
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