Carl Nehore, The Australasian gannet/takapu (ANIMAL 2025)

The Australasian gannet/takapu is one of three species of gannet which belong to the booby family. They migrate to the shores of New Zealand from Australia at 2-3 years of age in order to nest and breed. Most will often then remain along New Zealand's coastline for their lifetime. The pictured colony had approximately 6500 breeding pairs.

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