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Farm animals and pets of New Zealand

And other introduced species. For native species, as well as all bugs, see Animals of New Zealand.

Hedgehogs

According to DOC, “Hedgehogs pose one of the greatest threats to our unique and threatened ecosystems.” I like them anyways. I used to rescue these hapless creatures from the middle of the road, but I quit that when I learned that there are various diseases we might catch from them.

Let me know which one would make the best website icon. I’m indecisive.

Cats

Dogs

Horses

Other mammals

Birds

Napier Cemetery, Napier, Hawke’s Bay, North Island.

I already knew birds could read, because I saw that dastardly penguin face off against Wallace and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers. But this makes me wonder if they can misread, too. Here lie the Wiigs, not the Wings.