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Published: 2007-03-09 00:52:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 1385; Favourites: 42; Downloads: 0
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Description New Zealand's native Reptile - the Tuatara. Endangered, and older than the dinosaur. Couldn't believe this one was just inches from the path we were on, stock still trying NOT to be seen!
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Comments: 28

Synaesthetik [2010-06-14 06:54:24 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Nice to see a photo of one.

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carterr In reply to Synaesthetik [2010-06-18 10:56:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Kitsune-gari [2010-06-13 19:58:07 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! They are amazing creatures! Nice pic.

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carterr In reply to Kitsune-gari [2010-06-18 10:57:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Tobarah44 [2010-06-13 18:23:55 +0000 UTC]

Dude this is one awesome photo!

He looks so cool.

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carterr In reply to Tobarah44 [2010-06-18 10:57:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Tobarah44 In reply to carterr [2010-06-18 17:25:33 +0000 UTC]

Youre welcome.

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mustardofdoom [2010-06-13 15:33:26 +0000 UTC]

Lucky you! Maybe it saw you with it's third "eye."

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carterr In reply to mustardofdoom [2010-06-18 10:58:12 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure he was aware of me long before I saw him

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mustardofdoom In reply to carterr [2010-06-19 01:27:01 +0000 UTC]

Higher beings, they are.

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Belazikkal [2010-06-13 15:28:22 +0000 UTC]

I find the tuatara unbelievably cute for some reason. Just love them.

And you are one lucky sod to get to see one.

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carterr In reply to Belazikkal [2010-06-18 10:58:22 +0000 UTC]

Yes - very lucky Thank you

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Dongiovar [2010-06-13 15:07:39 +0000 UTC]

OoOoh epic awesomeness! I am insanely jealous

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carterr In reply to Dongiovar [2010-06-18 10:58:28 +0000 UTC]

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MadMeeper [2010-06-13 14:37:28 +0000 UTC]

Tuatara! These have to be one of my all time favorite reptiles. Mainly because they're the closest things we have to dinos, (and they're just adorable. xD ) <3 Lucky you got to see one!

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carterr In reply to MadMeeper [2010-06-18 10:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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survivor-127 [2010-06-13 11:51:50 +0000 UTC]

i want to hold it.

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carterr In reply to survivor-127 [2010-06-18 10:58:54 +0000 UTC]

I got to hold one last year - smaller one. It was great

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survivor-127 In reply to carterr [2010-06-18 12:46:54 +0000 UTC]

LUCKY

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NepuApsadee [2007-08-01 23:11:40 +0000 UTC]

CUTENESS!!! EEEEEeeeee!!! :3

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carterr In reply to NepuApsadee [2007-08-05 08:45:54 +0000 UTC]

LOL - glad you like it

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Cowley [2007-03-09 00:59:57 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure he's handsome to the lady Tuataras.

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carterr In reply to Cowley [2007-03-09 01:16:19 +0000 UTC]

I'm not a tuatara but i think he's handsome

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Cowley In reply to carterr [2007-03-09 01:18:21 +0000 UTC]

You're not a tuatara? How disappointing!

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carterr In reply to Cowley [2007-03-09 01:22:12 +0000 UTC]

LOL - yeah - I use moisturiser so I look just a little younger

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Cowley In reply to carterr [2007-03-09 01:25:36 +0000 UTC]

LOL

Talking of reptiles, a three metre croc was spotted stranded on the wrong side of a road near here yesterday. It was stranded after the floods went down so I took the camera but couldn't find it. I'm secretly quite pleased because crocs and wide-angle lenses aren't a safe combination.

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carterr In reply to Cowley [2007-03-09 01:28:32 +0000 UTC]

Use a macro lens then Might be safer!!!

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Cowley In reply to carterr [2007-03-09 01:31:26 +0000 UTC]

LOL...I've never seen a croc in the wild here despite many sightings by others. The only crocs I've ever seen that weren't handbags are in a zoo. I have a crappy scan of a crappy print somewhere on the computer so I may dump it in scraps.

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