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Whale teeth artefacts in the western Solomon Islands: Rhys Richards: Tuhinga 17, 2006

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Tuhinga 17: 69 - 79 ARTICLE ABSTRACT: A small whale's tooth from the Solomon Islands, now in Te Papa, was found to have four very small holes drilled obliquely midway between its ends. Close attention to the form and function of these small holes indicated that this tooth had probably been d...

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Tuhinga 17, 2006

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EAN: 11734337 Tuhinga 17, 2006, contains seven articles covering insects, mites, artefacts, earthquake mitigation in museum exhibitions, flatworms and the Kaipara mullet fishery. Two articles are about Deraeocorini – one describes a new genus and four new species, the other gives an overview of N...

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Seals

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There are three species of Otariid or eared seal that are found in New Zealand waters: the New Zealand sealion Phocarctos hookeri , the New Zealand furseal Arctocephalus forsteri and the subantarctic furseal Arctocephalus tropicalis . By far the most commonly encountered is the New Zealand fursea...

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Marine mammal taxa

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Marine Mammals are those species of mammal that spend all or a major proportion of their life in the marine environment. Most mammals are characterised as air-breathing, warm-blooded vertebrates, that feed their young milk produced by the mammary glands of the female. Mammals on the whole have ha...

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 65: Crayfish - Crazy Life Cycle

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Learn all about the fascinating world of lobster larvae with Rick Webber.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 78: The Ocean's Tight Five

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Echinoderms are known as the tight five of the ocean. Rick Webber explains why.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 69: Seaweed - More Than Meets The Eye

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Just what is in your chocolate milk? Simon finds out from Te Papa botanist, Jennifer Dalen.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 55: Designer Walls

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You often don't pay much attention to what's covering your walls -- however, Te Papa's collection of historic wallpaper may have you looking twice next time.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 99: Pigeon Posties

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Today posties face the challenge of steep streets, bad weather or the odd angry guard dog. But the original "airmail" posties had to fly across 90 kilometres of rough sea with letters tied to their legs!

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 94: Ultimate Insects!

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There was no TV to watch when George Gibbs went to visit his Grandad. Instead he played with several thousand dead insects. This fascinating collection was the life's work of his Grandad George Hudson

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 93: 3D Photography

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Te Papa has millions of collection items so the only way to show them all at once is online. And when those photos are in 3D, it's almost as good as being there.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 88: Sister's Secret Stash

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What childhood treasures were hidden in the walls of Randell Cottage?

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 90: Calling all Xenites!

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'Xena - Warrior Princess' was an all-action TV series with extreme costumes. Riria discovers what caught the imagination of Xenites like Te Papa's own Anna Greaves.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 89: Punch & Judy Kiwi Style

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The traditional characters of Punch and Judy have entertained throughout the centuries. Te Papa curator, Lynette Townsend shows us some Kiwi versions of these much loved puppets.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 81: Stories Sewn in Quilts

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Tivaevae play an important role in the narrative tradition of Pacific culture -- take a look at two of these beautiful quilts in Te Papa's collection.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 80: Picture Perfect Dolls

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Bessie Murray made these beautiful dolls to support her family. Riria uncovers her attention to detail in portraying than Maori women she saw down at the local store.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 79: Ruby's Room

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Athol McCredie gives us an insight into a very different view of childhood by photographer, Anne Noble.

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 77: A Cape of Stars

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Kohai Grace explains to Riria the story behind her Matariki cloak and even lets her try it on!

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 76: "Coming of Age" Treasures

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Turning 21 has always been a big deal, even during wartime when cake decorations were forbidden!

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Tales from Te Papa Episode 75: Ancient Island Carvings

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These Moriori house carvings are extremely precious in that they are the only ones that survive. Riria uncovers some of their story.

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