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Related article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515565/quite-a-big-creature-kiwi-bird-surprises-sawmill-workers-near-whangarei
Whoa i never realized they were that big
Yeah I thought they were the size of a chicken.
I thought they are the size of a kiwi!
lol same hence the name
They are the size of a large chicken from what I can find.
Different chicken breeds have WILDLY dissimilar sizes. Like 2lbs to 12lbs and some chicken breeds can get to 3ft tall.
Here is a site I found that seems to exclusively talk about chickens with a list of different large chicken breeds.
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Nyooooom
Wish we had those running around in America. :( I’m always a little taken aback by how big they are!
Southwest gets roadrunners. They’re fun.
Roadrunners must have been very sad before the invention of roads
Americans would have already eaten all of them
Or mountain lions, or coyotes, or… I’ve run out
Just list the different regional names for mountain lions and you have at least 10 more.
need a kiwi for scale
That is a Kiwi. That’s where the word comes from, it’s the Maori name for that bird. The fruit was named after it and is strictly called “kiwi fruit” in NZ.
at least the person in the photo isn’t also a kiwi
that would be confusingI hate to be the one to break it to you, but…
And now I’m reminded that I will forever be teased by the New Zealand side of my family… 😅
I found a photo showing how large Kiwi can get, before we went to see them at the Te Puia Geothermal Park, and I was SHOCKED.
“Shel, how big did you think they were?”
I put my hands up🫸🫷to the size of a robin
“I don’t know… bird sized”
“Bird sized? … you’re gonna lose your shit when you see a ostrich”
😐😑😐🙄😮💨
I want to hold a kiwi…
Americans want kiwis as pets. Trump would like the eggs. Give us kiwis please!
Why is the word bird required? A kiwi is a kiwi, it’s literally the name of the animal. You don’t say pigeon bird?
Because of the existence of Kiwi Fruit?
and theres kiwi berries too.
Because the word Kiwi refers to other things.
A fruit, people from New Zealand, etc.
Lyrebird.
Also, there are non bird kiwis
Hey, I saw a Black out on my lawn, eating worms. I banged on the window and scared him off though.
