Little Spotted Kiwi
Fact 1:The Kiwi Has Lived In Nz
For more than 70 Million years.
Fact 2:Little spotted Kiwi are in Hen Island,
Tiritiri Matangi And Red Mercury
In the Hauraki Gulf.
In the Hauraki Gulf.
Fact 3:Every Kiwi’s Are Nocturnal
So they Hunt at night and sleep at day.
Fact 4:Breeding begins in Spring when the
Female has a big bulging belly
when heavy with the egg,The egg is 100mm
x 80 mm and weighs 300 gm.
when heavy with the egg,The egg is 100mm
x 80 mm and weighs 300 gm.
Fact 5:The female has to waddle and
soak her belly in the water, She
must be Very Uncomfortable.
soak her belly in the water, She
must be Very Uncomfortable.
Fact 6: When the female Lays the egg
She Leaves the Incubation Process to The
Male.
Fact 7:The Feathers do not need to be
Strong and smooth because they cannot
Fly.
Fact 8:The eggs of a Little spotted Kiwi’s
Are Very Delicate so the shell can break
Easily.
Fact 9: Males Hunt at dusk but before he
Does He Covers the entrance with twigs
and leaves,The male can't leave until dusk so
and leaves,The male can't leave until dusk so
This makes the male Go Very thin.
Fact 10:The Incubation process takes about
75 days which is almost twice that of an average
bird.
bird.
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