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New Zealand's Mystery Mammal (Patreon)

Published:

2025-08-08 14:21:16

Imported:

2026-06

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Hello everyone!

The new video is up.

I came across reports of this species back when I was doing research for the video about the Takahe, and I was shocked by how little information there is out there about it.

I hope you enjoy the video.

Soon I'll do another video about species only seen once. The script is done, but I'm waiting on confirmation from some museums in South Africa to see if they'll give me access to photos of the holotypes of two species. I might need to postpone it until I get the photos and make another video in the meantime.

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The Cryptid Mammal We Can't Figure Out - Káurēke/Waitoreke/South Island Otter

Check us out on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/user?u=90710607 In this video, we're exploring one of New Zealand’s strangest natural mysteries — the reports of a cryptid mammal known as the Káurēke, the Waitoreke, or the South Island Otter. No one has ever caught one, photographed one, or found any other physical evidence, yet over the centuries, dozens of people have claimed to see it, documenting their encounters with surprising detail. Could this be a case of mistaken identity? A lost legend? Or could New Zealand really be hiding its only native land-dwelling mammal? Music: Arctic Solitude Gavin Luke https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/eFJKzqHCo6/