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Oh! I forgot one event!
On the way from Raglan to Hahei, we stopped at the Waitomo Glowworm Caverns. Basically a big cave with a bunch of insects (or rather their larva) on the ceiling that glow like fireflies (or rather their excrement does).
In the same area, we went to a place that houses and shears Angora Rabbits. These things are huge bunnies! Think somewhat larger than the average house cat. The shearing process is quite funny. They set the rabbits up on a platform, and attach their legs to the edge by bungy cords. In the words of the shearer, "We don't stretch the bunnies, just straighten them." From this position, the rabbits are then shorn, flipped onto their backs, and the underside is shorn. *shrugs* The rabbits are then sent to have bunnie sex, perhaps have baby bunnies (only about one in five can actually reproduce), and then be sheared again in three months.
On the way from Raglan to Hahei, we stopped at the Waitomo Glowworm Caverns. Basically a big cave with a bunch of insects (or rather their larva) on the ceiling that glow like fireflies (or rather their excrement does).
In the same area, we went to a place that houses and shears Angora Rabbits. These things are huge bunnies! Think somewhat larger than the average house cat. The shearing process is quite funny. They set the rabbits up on a platform, and attach their legs to the edge by bungy cords. In the words of the shearer, "We don't stretch the bunnies, just straighten them." From this position, the rabbits are then shorn, flipped onto their backs, and the underside is shorn. *shrugs* The rabbits are then sent to have bunnie sex, perhaps have baby bunnies (only about one in five can actually reproduce), and then be sheared again in three months.