Kiwi Facts

WAL facts about kiwis for our report writing

Interesting facts

• A bird that can’t fly
• The kiwi is the smallest living member of the ratite family, a group of flightless birds which includes rheas, ostriches, emu and the extinct NZ moa.
• Kiwis have no tail, and stubby, two inch wings that are usually covered by their coarse, bristly, hair-like feathers. These wings are pretty much useless. .
• Kiwis live in burrows in the ground and is largely nocturnal. 
• The kiwis body temperature is 38° Celcius, lower than most other birds. 

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