That's because two decades ago, Cooper and other scientists discovered genetic links between the kiwi and two Australian flightless birds, the cassowary and the emu.

The Department of Conservation flew ranger Iain Graham and his dog Brew to Adams Wilderness. They found the elusive female kiwi and collected feathers for DNA confirmation-called “almost miraculous.” ...

In this undated photo released by Canterbury Museum, a skeleton of adult brown kiwi, or Apteryx australis, is displayed next to an egg of a huge elephant bird, or Aepyornis maximus. A report ...

Turns out the kiwi bird was never related to the emu after all. That's according to new research in Australia.

"I'm not sure how to express how thrilling this rediscovery is for the conservation world," an expert says.

Australia can no longer lay claim to the origins of the iconic New Zealand kiwi following new research showing the kiwi’s closest relative is not the emu as was previously thought. Instead, the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - They might be the odd couple of the bird world. Scientists on Thursday identified the closest relative of New Zealand's famed kiwi, a shy chicken-sized flightless bird, as ...

The kiwi, a bird endemic to New Zealand, was long believed to be an Australian import. However, new research published Thursday in the journal Science found that the kiwi’s origins aren’t so ...

Zoo Miami has apologized for mistreating a kiwi bird after a video surfaced online of visitors petting the nocturnal bird in a bright environment.

Australian independent Bass Oil is advancing the potential now fast-track development of the Kiwi gas condensate field in the Cooper basin onshore Australia, which was discovered back in 2003 ...

After a video emerged on social media earlier this week of Paora the kiwi being taken out of his enclosure and being firmly patted, thousands complained about his mistreatment.

Turns out the kiwi bird was never related to the emu after all. That's according to new research in Australia.