After a dozen years dedicated to studying a rare species of carnivorous snail, Lisa Flanagan was thrilled to finally film the moment that, until recently, had been shrouded in mystery. Flanagan, a ...

Sydney (AFP) – A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck, delighting scientists trying to save the critically endangered meat-eating mollusc.

For the first time, footage has been recorded of the rare carnivorous New Zealand snail, Powelliphanta augusta, laying a small white egg from an opening beneath its head, resembling a small chicken ...

This is the fist time scientists have witnessed the Mount Augustus species laying an egg. (New Zealand Department of Conservation/AFP pic) A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time ...

A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck - Copyright New Zealand Department of Conservation/AFP Lisa FLANAGAN A rare ...