The kiwi
bird is the national bird in New Zealand, and can only be found here. It can’t
fly, just like the ostrich. Unfortunately, the kiwi birds are endangered, as it’s
an easy target for other animals, and it’s often killed by cars.
There are
five different types of kiwi birds: the great spotted Kiwi, the little spotted
kiwi, the okarito kiwi, the southern brown kiwi and the north island brown
kiwi.
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The kiwi birds
eat bugs and insects, and use their long beak to search for worms and other
insects in the ground. It has a very good sense of smell, and the kiwi bird’s
nostrils are located at the tip of its beak.
As the kiwi
bird’s wings are very small and its skeleton isn’t hollow like other birds, it
can’t fly. But the kiwi bird’s legs are very strong, and it sure can run!
A very cute
thing about this strange bird is that when the kiwi male and female comes
together, they will most commonly be a couple for the rest of their lives. They
will help each other protect the egg or chicken, that’s the most important task
for the kiwis, the kiwi bird only lays one or two eggs per year. A kiwi bird’s
egg is actually the largest egg in the world according to the bird’s body
weight!
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