26 March 2018
Conservationists in New Zealand
have come up with a novel way of raising money for one of the country's
lesser-known endangered bird species - by holding a race to see which male stitchbird,
or hihi, has the fastest sperm.
The Great Hihi Sperm Race will
pit samples from birds collected from four different hihi colonies, and donors
can place a ten NZ dollar (US$7.30; £5.15) bet on which of the 128 samples
swims the fastest, New
Zealand Herald reports.
Correct guesses win prizes
donated by sponsors, and monies raised will help fund conservation work
supporting remaining hihi colonies.
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