Winter Learning journey - D3 A1

Winter Learning Journey
Day 3, Activity 1

Otorohanga Kiwi House
I decided to help out and protect the native birds of New Zealand by going onto the 'adopt a critter' page and adopting an animal. The animal I adopted was a traditional Brown Kiwi.
Let me tell you a little bit about the brown Kiwi.

Brown Kiwi are native to New Zealand. It is New Zealand's national bird. These birds have a spiky brown plumage, streaked with reddish brown. The closest relatives to kiwi today is the elephant bird from Madagascar. They are also related to emus and cassowaries of Australia, and the extinct moa of New Zealand.

There are five species of kiwi:Brown kiwi, Great spotted kiwi/roroa, Little spotted kiwi, Rowi, Tokoeka

Kiwi can live for between 25 and 50 years. Chicks hatch fully feathered. They emerge from the nest to feed at about five days old and are never fed by their parents. Juveniles grow slowly, taking three to five years to reach adult size. 

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