Brown Kiwi adult one poking in the ground with its long beak searching for food in native Kauri forest with fallen Kauri twigs visible (Apteryx australis), Trounson Kauri Park Scenic Reserve, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, The kiwi is New Zealands most ancient living bird and a biological oddity, Flightless and largely nocturnal its oneoff evolutionary design holds all sorts of biological records, Kiwi build burrows and lay a huge egg that produces a mature fullyfeathered independent chick, And thats where they are at their most vulnerable, Introduced predators and ferral cats or dogs kill the chicks and can erradicate a whole generation of kiwi, Thats why special programs to protect the kiwi are in place, Eggs and chicks are removed from the bush to return them again to the wild when they gained enough weight to be big enough to fight off predators, The kiwi is highly threatened and also the icon of New Zealand

Animal Art

Keep your furry and feathery friends close, whether they are a galloping stallion or a dog taking a selfie. Our gallery is here to turn empty walls into a cute and quirky display of animal art.

Psst! Did you know chimpanzees, elephants, and dolphins are some of the most intelligent mammals out there?