DSC_8532 House mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) ventral view of skull and lower jaw prepared by George Holley. Mice are often overlooked as predators, but mouse numbers increase in many areas in summer when pasture grasses seed, providing an abundance of food. Mice are significant predators of insects, especially beetles and caterpillars, as well as small reptiles, and the eggs and young of small birds. Wellington *
DSC_0880 Dusky dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) at sea off the Kaikoura Coast *
11002-78109 Hectors dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori hectori) lives close to shore and in estuaries. Friendly to small boats and swimmers *
