New Zealand Animals

Photo gallery of New Zealand animals pictures and photos, showing animals like the cute yellowed eyed penguin, photographed by professional photographer Rolf Hicker.

Please check out my other photo galleries for New Zealand animals, like the cute yellow eyed penguin (don't miss the penguin tour on the Otago Peninsula) or the very cheeky kea bird, a must see is one of the large colonies of australasian gannets and of course a whale watching tour to the sperm whales off the Kaikoura coastline. If you not specifically looking for New Zealand animals then I recommend to check out my photo gallery animal pictures.

The South Island of New Zealand is a better spot to watch the penguins, whales and sea lions, on the other hand on the North Island of New Zealand you can find many different birds, like the gannets.

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Penguin Bird Watching Sights A close encounter with a penguin during an evening out bird watching in the Catlins.	Black Reef Gannet Colony An Australasian Gannet prepares for take off at the Black Reef Colony on the North Island of New Zealand.	Yellow Eyed Penguin Portrait A side ways glance by a cute Yellow Eyed Penguin provides a perfect portrait of these rare birds.
Diomedea Sanfordi Northern Royal Albatross Kaikoura New Zealand A Diomedea sanfordi, a Northern Royal Albatross skims across the water as a whale watching tour with Encounter Kaikoura goes by. This bird was seen around Kaikoura on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand.	Woolly Sheep Titirangi Bay Marlborough South Island New Zealand A woolly sheep looks directly at the camera at the Titirangi Bay Campground in Marlborough on the South Island of New Zealand. These animals are usually livestock and are kept on farms but you can find wild sheep in some countries as well.	Variable Oystercatcher Ocean Bay Port Underwood South Island New Zealand A Variable Oyster Catcher, also known by its scientific name of Haematopus unicolor, stands up on a rock along the beach at Ocean Bay in Port Underwood in the Marlborough District in the South Island of New Zealand.
Kaka Bird Picture An endemic bird to New Zealand, the Kaka dwells mostly in the depths of the forest throughout the country.	New Zealand Yellow Eyed Penguin Bird One of the New Zealand penguins, the rarest, the yellow eyed penguin is drying its feathers after a long day at sea.	New Zealand Animal Hooker Sea Lion A typical New Zealand animal is the Hooker sea lion, the sea lions are best seen in the southern aprt of the South Island of New Zealand
Marine Mammal Wildlife South Island New Zealand This wildlife photo was taken on the South Island of New Zealand and is of a New Zealand Sea Lion, also known as a Hooker's Sea Lion. This marine mammal is seen here on the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins along the Catlins Highway.	Dusky Dolphin Watching Tour Encounter Kaikoura New Zealand Dusky Dolphins jump and play in the water around the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand as seen during a dolphin watching tour with Encounter Kaikoura, a tour company based out of Kaikoura, New Zealand.	Hectors Dolphins Akaroa Harbour Banks Peninsula Wildlife Canterbury New Zealand Two Hector's Dolphins cruise the waters of the Akaroa Harbour of the Banks Peninsula in Canterbury on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. These dolphins are the most well-known in the Cephalorhynchus genus.
Young Australasian Gannet Cape Kidnappers Hawkes Bay New Zealand A Young Australasian Gannet, proper name Morus serrator, is only six to eight weeks old in this photograph and is shown with an adult Australasian Gannet. These birds are found in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.	Endangered Yellow Eyed Penguin Reserve Otago New Zealand A Yellow Eyed Penguin rests in the grass at the Penguin Place Reserve on the Otago Peninsula in Otago, which is located on the East Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. This reserve was founded in 1985 and was built to protect these animals.	Northern Royal Albatross Taiaroa Head Colony Otago South Island New Zealand A Northern Royal Albatross, proper name Diomedea epomophora sanfordi, part of the Taiaroa Head Colony, flies high in the sky over the Otago Peninsula near Dunedin in Otago on the East Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.
Morus Serrator Australasian Gannets Cape Kidnappers New Zealand Preening one another is a common social practice in the world of Australian Gannets, also known as Morus serrator, especially straight after a reunion of a pair. This species of gannet is also known as Takapu in the Maori language.	Sea Lions New Zealand Marine Mammals Two New Zealand Sea Lions sun themselves on the beach at Waipapa Point in the Catlins along the Southern Scenic Route on the east coast of the South Island in New Zealand. These marine mammals breed and live around the coastlines of New Zealand.	Hookers Sea Lion Waipapa Point South Island New Zealand A Hookers Sea Lion, native to New Zealand, relaxes on the beach at Waipapa Point along the Catlins Coastal Heritage Trail, which is part of the Southern Scenic Route in Southland, the South Island of New Zealand.
Aerial View Sperm Whale South Island Coast New Zealand An aerial view of a Sperm Whale as it swims along the surface of the water during a Whale Watching flight with 'Wings over Whales'. This flight took place from Kaikoura, Canterbury on the East Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.	Nestor Notabilis Kea Bird Darran Mountains Fiordland New Zealand A Cheeky Kea, proper name Nestor notabilis, takes a closer look at a car antenna in the Fiordland National Park, which is located along the Milford Road near the Homer Mountains in the South Island of beautiful New Zealand.	Native Yellow Eyed Penguin Bird South Island New Zealand A Yellow-Eyed Penguin, a native marine bird of New Zealand, makes it way to nest near the Fossil Forest at Curio Bay, on the Southern Scenic Route of the South Island. The Fossil Forest is found in the Catlins district of the South Island.
Merino Sheep Show Rotorua New Zealand At the sheep show in Rotorua, New Zealand, a beautiful Merino sheep poses behind the sign showing off his thick wool coat and spiral horns.	Wild Coastal Bottlenose Dolphins Bay Of Islands NZ Wild Bottlenose Dolphins spotted off the coastal shores in the Bay of Islands off the North Island of NZ.	New Zealand Fur Seal Family Reunion A cute New Zealand Fur Seal family spends a short reunion atop the rocks at Cape Palliser on the South Island of New Zealand.
Coastal Sheep Catlins Highway Otago New Zealand Along the coastal Catlins Highway in Otago, New Zealand, much of the landscape is made up of farmland where sheep graze.	Cute Duck Picture Lake Rotoiti Nelson Lakes NP A female mallard duck keeps a wary eye on her cute ducklings as they take to the cool waters of Lake Rotoiti in the Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand.	Eudyptula Minor Blue Penguin The cutest of all the penguins is the Blue Penguin or Eudyptula Minor which can be found around inshore waters in temperate seas, but this one resides at the Auckland Zoo in New Zealand.
Pied Shags Flying Formation Picture Three Pied Shags show off their flying formation above Taiaroa Head on the Otago Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand.	Suffolk Sheep Picture Three Suffolk sheep in a lush green pasture in Nopera in Kenepuru Sound in Malborough on the South Island of New Zealand do not seem too concerned about having their picture taken.	Swim With Dolphins Tour Kaikoura NZ Don a wetsuit and swim with the dolphins during a tour with Encounter Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand.
Royal Albatross Kaikoura Coast New Zealand Seen during a tour with Encounter Kaikoura, a Northern Royal Albatross resting on the water off the coast of Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand.	Whale Watching Trips Kaikoura New Zealand One of the best trips to embark on during a visit to Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand is a whale or dolphin watching tour.	New Zealand Oyster Catchers Variable Oyster Catchers are easily recognizable on the coastline of New Zealand as they have black plumage, bright orange eyes and beak with a tinge of yellow at the tip.
Young Gannet Cape Kidnappers New Zealand A mother Australasian Gannet tends to her young on the cliffs at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay on the North Island of New Zealand.	Hookers Sealions Beach New Zealand A pair of Hookers Sealions interact on the beach in Molyneux Bay on the South Island of New Zealand.	Bird Attack Hawkes Bay This juvenile Australasian Gannet at Cape Kidnappers in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand is one type of youngster that likes to attack a sign.
Phalacrocorax Varius Varius Picture A pied shag, also known as Phalacrocorax varius varius, rests on a rock on the Kaikoura Peninsula on the South Island of New Zealand.	Native Bird Of New Zealand The Kea is a native bird found in alpine regions on the South Island of New Zealand.	Mallard Duck A Mallard Duck stops and stands at alert to check out the surroundings in the field in Ngakuta Bay on the South Island of New Zealand.
Spur Winged Plover The Spur Winged Plover is a common sight along the Southern Scenic Route in Otago on the South Island of New Zealand.	Drysdale Sheep The cute face of the Drysdale Sheep is one of over 600,000 found throughout New Zealand.	Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony Looking across the land all you can see are thousands of Australasian Gannets at the colony at Cape Kidnappers on the North Island of New Zealand.