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=The kiwi=

Introduction: The kiwi is the New Zealand’s flightless bird when you read this report you will find out a lot about the Kiwi. The kiwi is a nocturnal bird. Created by http://images.google.co.nz Facts 1. The Kiwi has good eyes for seeing in the dark at night. 2. Kiwis have antennae to feel for its food. 3. Kiwis have nostrils at the tip of its beak for sniffing out spiders worms and grubs to eat 4. Kiwis have whiskers for feeling in the dark. 5. Kiwis can live up to 40 years. 6. Kiwis come out at night that’s because the Kiwi is nocturnal.

Beaks and Feet Kiwis have strong legs for kicking and running and running and the Kiwi has a long beak for probing into the ground looking for food. The Kiwi also has claws for digging into soft logs to make its home and keep it safe.

Predators The Kiwis lots of predators like dog’s cats rats and ferrets and also possum traps and is in danger of cars and others.

Eggs and Nests The kiwis main breeding period late winter summer The kiwi nest in hollow logs under tree roots holes it has dug in the ground Most nest have 1-2 eggs the eggs are smooth and the kiwis egg colour is greenish white the male is the one that sits on the eggs.

Features The female is larger then the male Kiwis can grow to the size of a chicken The kiwi can weigh between 3-9 pounds The kiwi has good sense of smell and real good eyesight. The kiwi has a wingspan of 4 inches.

Habitat The kiwi lives in burrows in forests and some kiwis are located on this map. Created by http://images.google.co.nzThis shows you where some kiwis are located

Here is the lifecycle of of the kiwi. This is the kiwis life cycle. Created by http://images.google.co.nz Made from Kidpix by Josh This a diagram of the kiwi and has some info about the kiwi too.

Bibliography http://www.chemistry.co.nz/kiwibird.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi http://www.savethekiwi.org.nz/AboutTheBird/ http://images.google.co.nz/ books

Glossary Nocturnal - Means that they sleep at day and search for food at night. Habitat - Means where about do they live. Predators- Means something that will hunt you down then kill you.Features - Parts of the bird. By Josh