Wingless kiwifruit

Kiwi (Photo: kidzone.ws)

The Kiwi bird has a Kiwi cry so New Zealanders name the bird as its signboard. They are often proud to say "I am a Kiwi", which means: I am a New Zealander.

China calls the Kiwi bird (Seolopacidac) - the most primitive bird in the family. It has a pear-shaped shape, I grow small feathers with a cage, no wing feathers or tail feathers.Unable to fly, but short legs strong, running fast, about 16km / hour . When irritated, it could kick a copper bird to 2.5m away.

The sharp and long kiwifruit bird, when off, the beak became the third leg to hold itself firmly. The nostrils are right above the tip of the beak, the smell function is very strange, can detect small worms below the soil layer to 30cm. Kiwi birds eat insect worms, pulp and young leaves. In the daytime, the empty space is hidden in the hollow of the tree, the stone is broken, and the earth is empty, until evening, it will go to search for food. His eyes are small and his eyesight is poor, and when he stumbles on the fence, he still does not know the road.

It is usually 2 years for a female Kiwi to lay eggs once, 2 fruits at a time Although it is only as big as a hen, the egg is 5 times larger, equal to 1/4 - 1/3 of the body weight. Considering the ratio between egg weight and body weight, it can be said that the largest Kiwi eggs in birds.