1. What would be a probable explanation for why there are many endemic plants and birds in New Zealand, but no native mammals?

They were driven away by non-native mammals

Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to the isolated New Zealand island, mammals could not.

They were hunted to extinction by the moari

The island habitats were not conductive to mammalian life.

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1. What would be a probable explanation for why there are many endemic plants and birds in New Zealand, but no native mammals?

They were driven away by non-native mammals

Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to the isolated New Zealand island, mammals could not.

They were hunted to extinction by the moari

The island habitats were not conductive to mammalian life.

anonymous · Answer

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koikkara · Answer

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Hmm..Plants and birds would make ocean crossings to isolated new Zealand islands, mammals could not.  Ref: Wikipedia 

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