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Product of Antics
A part of Sound of New Zealand range

Approx 37cm long
Realistic Song/ Sound
Non-replaceable battery included

Willowbank is home to a number of Tuatara

Fun Facts;
Tuatara have one of the slowest growth rates of any reptile. They keep growing until they are about 35 years old. A tuatara’s average life span is about 60 years, but they can live up to 100 years.

The tuatara has a third eye on the top of its head called the parietal eye. This eye has a retina, lens, cornea, and nerve endings, but it is not used for vision. The parietal eye is only visible in hatchlings, as it becomes covered in scales and pigments after four to six months.

The tuatara is an ancient reptile which evolved over 200 million years ago and lived alongside the dinosaurs managing to outlive them.