Weka in Hospital.
Nature Notes
By
James Drummond,
F.L.S., F.Z.S.
JJERHAPS it is an exaggerated form of egotism that leads the weka to believe that its presence is acceptable at all times and in all places. It knows nothing of the law against trespass. It ignores regulations as to ill-timed visits.
The Cambridge Sanatorium some years ago was often visited by a weka, especially at night, when there were many opportunities for stealthy movements. Patients sometimes were surprised by a night visit, and in a yard near the kitchen there was evidence in the early morning that a w’eka had been prowling about. One night it entered the building and walked calmly upstairs into the matron’s room. Its movements attracted attention. When the light was switched on suddenly, it turned with a dignified air and departed, its feet pattering on the stairs as it went down and left the building by the way it had entered.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 368, 9 March 1932, Page 6
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156Weka in Hospital. Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 368, 9 March 1932, Page 6
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