Surrounded by the various caimans, tuataras, iguanas and skinks, I, as has happened to so many, was forced to become a reptile. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Or that human-introduced vermin are going to kill off the tuataras? ❋ Sean Craven (2009)
Now, tuataras are endangered and they ` re actually related to dinosaurs. ❋ Unknown (2009)
A new paper on tuataras takes an investigative approach to traditional Maori knowledge, and suggests that ethnoknowledge can also be useful for the practical application of conservation science. ❋ Unknown (2007)
The region also boasts an entire endemic order, the tuataras (Order Rhynchocephalia). ❋ Unknown (2008)
The order Testudines includes turtles, the order Squamata includes lizards and snakes, the order Crocodylia contains crocodiles and alligators, and the order Rhynchocephalia contains the lizard-like tuataras. ❋ Unknown (2008)
New Zealand is way ahead of Hawaii in this respect, and the Kiwis have demonstrated that kiwis and tuataras and other native species do much better on offshore islands if alien predators can be eradicated. ❋ AYDIN (2008)
Although tuataras once ranged throughout much of the hotspot, the arrival of the Polynesia rat (Rattus exulans) greatly reduced their numbers. ❋ Unknown (2008)
The tuataras resemble iguanas and are primitive species that have existed since the dinosaur age, famous for their well-developed third eye. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Leatherbacks and tuataras are echoes from that era. ❋ Frans Lanting (2005)
Close relatives of today's lizards, snakes and tuataras were also around, along with relatives of birds and dinosaurs. ❋ [email protected] (2011)
As a result, tuataras remain active at night, and in weather just a few degrees above freezing, said Dr. Daugherty, "at temperatures at which most reptiles couldn't survive." ❋ By NATALIE ANGIER (2010)
Some researchers are looking at tuataras for clues to how dental implants, which are inserted directly into the jaw, might be improved. ❋ By NATALIE ANGIER (2010)
The word "dinosaur" is commonly used to describe an old person, but when it refers to a tuataras, the term is as literal as it is metaphorical. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Such is the case with Henry, who, at the venerable age of 111, is one of the oldest tuataras known in the world. ❋ Unknown (2009)
I saw the family of tuataras there, amongst other things. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Female tuataras usually only lay eggs every two or three years, they said. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Def. 1
A. hey, did you see that?
B. what?
A. the tuatara
B. what is that?
A. a [reptile]
B. I love [reptiles], where it is?
def 2
A. hey tuatara
B. thanks pretty boy ;)
Def.3
A. you are my tuatara
B. [what the f]*ck is a tuatara
A. I don't know, I just know that I like you and that's why you are my tuatara
B. ok ❋ Kaizzer (2017)