The long history of isolation and remoteness from other continents has created a unique , in many ways, natural world of New Zealand, featuring a large number of endemic plants and birds. About 1000 years ago, before the human beings’ settlements on the islands there were no mammals. The exceptions were the two species of bats, some whales, sea lions and fur seals . With the arrival of the first permanent inhabitants on these lands, the Polynesians, there appeared small rats and dogs. Later, the first European settlers brought pigs, cows, goats, mice and cats. The development of European settlement in the 19th century brought some new and new types of animals to New Zealand . Only in New Zealand, there were some traces of the giant flightless MOA birds, disappeared about 500 years ago, they were about 3.5 m high. Later, presumably only about 200 years ago, one of the largest known species of Eagles-Eagle Haasta was destroyed, which had a wingspan up to 3 meters and its weight was up to 15 kg. Among the reptiles found in New Zealand, there were the hatteria and the skink. The only representative of the Insectivores, imported to the country and went through adaptation was a European Hedgehog. There are no snakes in New Zealand, and from the spiders a katipo is only poisonous. In fresh reservoirs of the country there are up to 29 species of fish, 8 of which are on the verge of extinction. There are up to 3000 species of fish and other marine creatures in coastal seas. There are nearly 40 species of ants in New Zealand.
I am an adventurous person so I enjoy spending a lot of time outside, and therefore I love traveling. I believe that traveling is one of the best ways to learn new things, make new friends and increase our cultural level. Besides, I always travel with my parents, which helps me build a closer relationship with them. Our journeys are usually funny and interesting, as we always chose new places to visit. We've already seen a lot of places, but I think there can never be too much trips in our lives. We often choose to travel by car, as we can admire a lot more places in this way. However I love trains and planes just as much. To sum up, I am a convinced traveller as I enjoy discovering our world and I will never miss a chance to go visit a new place.
