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11001-42114 Blue duck, or whio (Hymenoliamus malacorhynchos) pair swimming with five small ducklings. Recent genetic work suggests whio are unique within the Anatinae subfamily. Unlike all other NZ waterfowl, both living and extinct, they have no Australian relatives. Clinton Valley, Fiordland *
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