January 3, 2011, Te PaPa Musem in Wellington, New Zealand..
New Zealand's Te Papa Museum, home of the largest Squid ever discovered and captured... this was the entrance to the museum. General admission is Free, special showings of the European Masters cost $40 per person to enter, we went cheap - you guessed it FREE is best.
Sandy and my sister, Nilda Daken, infornt of the Maori Totem Pole...
We decided to explore the sea exhibits since this is perhaps the most visited part of the museum, the marine life in New Zealand..
Some of the rarest species of fish is found at the oceans of New Zealand... everything the ocean floor grows seems enormous...
Altho I was disappointed in being able to see a KIWI bird in its natural habitat, I settled for these specimens...
This is a 20 foot Giant Squid caught in 2004 and preserved under a flexiglass, this animal was large enough to even capture a great white shark...
Te Papa's collection Maori Sculptures and arts... all hand carved and hand laden.
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