This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The blue duck, aka whio – pronounced “fee-oh” (Maori name), hails from the North and South Islands of New Zealand, in the west of the South Island, in Otago and Southland, and in the central North Island within certain national parks. They prefer alpine river habitats; cascading, bush-lined rivers, streams […]

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