Tuatara

150 years ago this month, scientists discovered the first hipster reptile. The New Zealand native reptile, the tuatara, looks convincingly like a lizard but is actually the only one of its species. It’s up to 240 million years old, and as old as the first dinosaurs.

Jess talked to Dr Marc Jones from the University of Adelaide about the evolution and conservation of the tuatara.

DATE POSTED
Saturday 27th of May, 2017
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