Giant snails can be attacked by a range of predators. From left, these shells have been attacked by a kea or kākā (parrots), a rat, and a wild pig.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference:
EP/1986/2292/10
Photograph by Merv Griffiths
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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