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Haurongo: Murdoch, Colin Albert

Tranquilliser gun

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A photograph showing Colin Murdoch, holding a rifle, and another man, squatting outdoors beside a tranquillised zebra

Colin Murdoch’s tranquilliser gun could be used with a variety of firearms, depending on the nature of the animal being tranquillised. Here Murdoch (left) and a colleague are shown with a wild zebra, successfully tranquillised by a dart from the modified rifle he is holding.

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Gareth Phipps. 'Murdoch, Colin Albert', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2021. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/47518/tranquilliser-gun (accessed 5 June 2026).