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Primeval Survivors

Short Film (Full Length) – 1981

Tail length is 23.2...and she weighs in at 740, minus 10.
– A New Zealand Wildlife Service scientist
Over 260 tuatara were transported, on commercial flights from Wellington to Gisborne, Hamilton and Dunedin, to live in new homes at predator-free locations on the mainland.
– Department of Conservation article on relocating tuatara from Stephens Island, October 2012