The Tiny Kiwi Bird's Colossal Cousin
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Judging by their looks, one would never guess that New Zealand's national bird - the tiny flightless kiwi and the colossal African elephant bird that roamed Madagascar until the 17th Century, had much in common. While the kiwi is roughly the size of a modern chicken and weighs between three to seven pounds, the elephant bird loomed a massive ten feet tall, and could weigh as much as 600 pounds! In addition to the difference in size, the two species lived 7,000 miles apart, making any connection between the two almost impossible.
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- Anonymous10년 이상I'm sorry for your lost omg
jonathan111년 이하1. It was impossible to think that the kiwi and the African elephant bird were related because of the huge difference of size. 2. The scientists thought that the small kiwi bird was related to the Koa. 3.The researchers believe that the tiny birds could not have walked even when Madagascar and New Zealand were part of the giant southern landmass of Godwana. That's because the countries were still separated by the large landmasses of Australia and Antarctica. This has led them to conclude that the kiwis were once capable of flying. They believe that by the time the bird's ancestors arrived in New Zealand, the now extinct Moa, another flightless bird that was endemic to the country, had already established itself as the largest terrestrial herbivore. In order to survive kiwis remained small.- Angel약 11년Cooooooooooooooolllllllllllllll$
jaydawg약 11년That's pretty cool!- OMG약 11년wow I had a fourteen year old Chihuahua that looked like that! but he is dead
- Marceline약 11년The kiwi bird is epic
- PorgonAnonymous약 11년I did an article about the Kiwi :3
wolves1987약 11년ONE OF MY FAVORITE BIRDS IN THE WORLD!!!
kayliessa11년 이상kiwi birds?!??!??!? OMG! Awesome- jjicefish11년 이상big