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Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births for the bird in the New Zealand capital in over 150 years.
A video showing zoo visitors petting the kiwi triggered protests in New Zealand where the number of these birds has fallen from 12 million to just 68,000.
Miami Zoo apologizes after treatment of Kiwi bird Miami Zoo has issued an apology following uproar over its treatment of a Kiwi bird under its care.
Zoo Miami has apologized for mistreating a kiwi bird after a video surfaced online of visitors petting the nocturnal bird in a bright environment.
A petition to "help save" Paora garnered more than 10,000 signatures after a video showed visitors petting the flightless, nocturnal bird.
When two massive volcanic eruptions blanketed New Zealand in ash, they forever changed the genetics of the brown kiwi bird, a new study has found.
Do Kiwi Birds Lay Ridiculously Large Eggs? According to the Audubon Society, it's akin to a human giving birth to a fully developed 4-year-old.
Its unusual biological characteristics make the flightless kiwi a unique kind of bird. Researchers have now sequenced the genetic code of this endangered species and have identified several ...
New research has shattered the idea that New Zealand’s iconic kiwi bird is a close relative of Australia’s emu. Instead, the kiwi has a closer connection with a giant flightless bird that was ...