After nine months of referring to Moana as a girl, it can now be confirmed that Moana is ... a BOY!
Matt Rayner, Curator Land Vertebrates at Auckland Museum, sent one of Moana’s feathers to Massey University’s Equine Parentage and Animal Genetic Services Centre for sexing. The result has finally laid to rest the great discussion, is Moana a girl or a boy?
This is a fun little project to monitor the movements of Moana, a friendly White-faced heron living in Auckland Domain and the car park area of Auckland Museum.
Moana has been spotted roosting on cars and other man-made structures, and likes to forage for worms and bugs in the grass berms on the southern side of the museum.
Read more about White-faced herons at New Zealand ...more ↓
jacqui-nz
created this project on June 15, 2016
Moana at the Museum
