Facts about Kiwi
Applied to the bird, the term usually is uncapitalized, with the plural either the anglicized "kiwis" or, consistent with the M?ori language, appearing as "kiwi" without an "s" (CNZ 2008).
Kiwis comprise the genus Apteryx, which is the only genus in the family Apterygidae.
About the size of a domestic chicken, kiwis are by far the smallest living ratites—a group of flightless birds that also includes ostriches, emus, rheas, and elephant birds.
Kiwis eat small invertebrates, seeds, grubs, and many varieties of worms.
Kiwis are shy birds that nest in deep burrows and are usually nocturnal.
Upon examining DNA from New Zealand's native moa, they believe that the kiwi is more closely related to its Australian cousins (ABC 2001).
Kiwis have a highly developed sense of smell, which they use to find small insects and grubs in the soil.
Kiwi also is the common name of a fruit (kiwi fruit or kiwifruit; also known as the Chinese gooseberry).
Applied to the people of New Zealand, the term is capitalized, with the plural as Kiwis.
The name may originate from the cry that the kiwi makes, which sounds like "kiwi, kiwi."
The word kiwi {k?'w?; kee-wee) comes from the M?ori language, a Malayo-Polynesian language of the Austronesian family, spoken by about 100,000 of New Zealand's inhabitants.
Once bonded, a male and female kiwi tend to live their whole lives together as a monogamous couple.
According to British scientists, the kiwi may be an ancient import from Australia.
Analysts argue that those who read this passage as condoning rape do so as a result of a misinterpretation of the Bible's original Greek.
Kiwis are notable for laying eggs that are very large in relation to their body size.
