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Reptile native. it's really the sole survivor of an order that goes back to the dinosaurs. >> they're entirely endangered. so the problem for these guys is again they evolved in the presence of avian predators, not mammals and so their response when threatened from above or at all is to freeze. if you freeze and you've got a rat or a cat behind you, it's game over. >> so zelandia is one of the last few places the tuatara or but they want to make new zealand a predator-free country. it is a plan so odd ashs in scope, it's been called the apollo project. that is wipe out every rat, every mouse, ...

They were rediscovered high in the mountains. they're one of our most endangered birds. there's only 280 left on the planet. >> it's not just the birds on the brink here. this is the most iconic reptile native. looks le s like a lizard but is sole survivor of an order that goes back to the dinosaurs. >> the problem for these guys is, again, they evolved in the presence of avian predators, not mammals. and so their response when threatened, you know, from above, when threatened at all, is to freeze. if you freeze and you have a cat behind you, it's game over. >> it is one of last few places the...