Contents

COVER : Your Questions Answered
CONTENTS : WHAT’S INSIDE -- Why are questions so important to conservation -- how do lizards drop their tails, and why does the tail keep wriggling -- what are cetaceans, and are so many spotted in new zealand waters -- do harrier hawks eat food they catch, or only things that are already dead -- are blackberries truly weeds -- have kiwi always been nocturnal -- big little blue cartoon -- why do ladybirds have different numbers of spots -- why are spiders on the beach -- how do birds get banded -- how do i bring more native wildlife into my garden -- where do kea sleep at night -- could kea live in the wild in the north island -- what's the most colourful nz native bird -- how intelligent is an octopus -- how does metamorphosis work -- what's happening with monarch butterflies and how can we help -- what's the fastest growing native tree -- does a tree keep living when it falls down -- why is this worm i found so long -- how many native birds can fly, and how many are flightless -- why are karearea nz falcons rarer than kiwi -- how fast can scallops move