Facts about the Kiwi

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Did you Know? List of Facts about the Kiwi
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about the Kiwi, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about the Kiwi are as follows:

  • Fact 1 - Definition: The Kiwi is a flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck, stout legs which is grayish-brown in color. The kiwi is only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes

  • Fact 2 - The kiwi is the smallest of a group of flightless, running Birds that includes the Ostrich and Emu
  • Fact 3 - Description: The kiwi has loose, bristly, hair-like feathers and long whiskers
  • Fact 4 - Kiwi are shy and usually nocturnal
  • Fact 5 - They mate for life
  • Fact 6 - The kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand
  • Fact 7 - Kiwis do not have tails
  • Fact 8 - The Maori believe that kiwi are under the protection of Tane Mahuta the god of the forest
  • Fact 9 - The kiwi is a highly territorial animal and will protect its habitat from others
  • Fact 10 - Female kiwis are larger than males
  • Fact 11 - Kiwis have 4 toes each of which has a large claw
  • Fact 12 - The 5 species of kiwis named the Great Spotted, Little Spotted, Okarito Brown, Tokoeka and the North Island Brown Kiwi
  • Fact 13 - The name "kiwifruit" (aka Chinese gooseberry) comes from the kiwi

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