A lost world: Ancient #cave reveals million-year-old wildlife https://phys.org/news/2026-01-lost-world-ancient-cave-reveals.html

The first Early #Pleistocene fossil terrestrial vertebrate fauna from a cave in #NewZealand reveals substantial avifaunal turnover in the last million years https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03115518.2025.2605684

"scientists unearthed the remains of ancient #wildlife in a cave near #Waitomo on #Aotearoa's North Island, the first time a large number of million-year-old #fossils have been found—including an ancestor of #Kākāpō"

#Birds #Caves

This man made entrance to one of the Waitomo caves down a natural sink hole is quite pretty.

#waitomo #newzealand

Attempted a short walk, but abandoned it when it started really pouring.

#waitomo #newzealand

The answer to the Friday, 10 May challenge was Waitomo Glowworm Caves

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitomo_Glowworm_Caves

#NewZealand #Waitomo #Glowworm #Caves

#WaterfallWednesday

#MarokopaFalls #Waitomo #Waikato #NewZealand #Aotearoa #Waterfall #Photography #LandscapePhotography

Las 'estrellas' atrapadas en las cuevas de Waitomo

Las cuevas de Waitomo, en Nueva Zelanda, son conocidas porque en su interior habitan unas extrañas criaturas, los glowworms (gusanos luminosos), que producen luz para atraer a sus presas y así poder alimentarse.

Estos puntos luminosos hacen que el techo de la cueva parezca un cielo estrellado. Es un espectáculo único y que merece la pena conocer.

#cuevas #waitomo #estrellas #criaturas #glowworms #gusanosluminosos #luz #JMS