All About Kiwis

Kiwis

Kiwis are flightless birds and are only found in New Zealand. One specific place you can see the kiwi which allows public could be the Napier Aquarium. One really cool fact about the kiwi is that amazingly kiwis have whiskers like a cat. (This Fact about  kiwis having  whiskers was found on the site rainbow  springs kiwi facts)

There are 5 recognized species of the kiwi which are the great spotted kiwi,little spotted kiwi,North island brown kiwi,Southern brown kiwi and last but not least the Okarito brown kiwi.  A kiwis egg is in size very big and to lay eggs kiwis start go go around looking for other kiwis when they finally find a kiwi they start mating so later on the girl kiwi lay eggs and wait while that's happening the kiwis keep the eggs warm until the magic happens the eggs hatch and new lives are born.

The kiwi is nocturnal, it is quite a curious bird and they  are flightless have no tail loose hair like feathers and brilliant tough strong legs and have big long beak.Kiwis eat small invertebrates ,insects,seeds,fruits,eels,grubs,amphibians and worms.Most kiwis love living in the forest and trees to make nests and burrows.

This picture was found on Google images if you look up kiwi birds.

Kiwis have gone looking for  other kiwis so when they find the perfect one they know that they will have each other for a long time. Kiwis have been known to be in a relationship for more than 20 years so they would definitely know each other quite well.

Kiwis are nocturnal and are very shy the have a very long beak and eat lots of small invertebrates.