Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Kiwi

We never did see one, as we did on our last trip here, but can never resist a cheesy photo. Kiwi can't fly - they have teeny vistigial wings, which are no help.

They had few predators until Europeans brought rabbits and possum and dogs and so forth. They are heavily protected which makes NZ quite unfriendly for dogs. They move mostly at night so cars are also a big source of Kiwi deaths.

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