It’s a fruit! It’s a nickname! It’s a—flightless bird? The word “kiwi” has come to identify several people, places, and things, but one is undeniably cuter than the rest. Kiwi birds are native to New ...

Similarly, two other species of kiwi, the little spotted kiwi and the rowi, are classified as threatened and have very small ...

Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births recorded for the bird in the New Zealand capital in over 150 years. The two new chicks come just a year after the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand --Research linking New Zealand's diminutive kiwi with a giant extinct bird from Africa is prompting scientists to rethink how flightless birds evolved. A report published ...

Its unusual biological characteristics make the flightless kiwi a unique kind of bird. Researchers have now sequenced the genetic code of this endangered species and have identified several sequence ...

Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre New Zealand has its fair share of iconic symbols, cementing its status of a very cool country ...

New Zealand’s famous kiwi bird has little rudimentary wings, no tail, and a long, slender bill with nostrils at the end. These endangered birds are also nocturnal with a highly developed sense of ...

A rare kiwi chick was hatched at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Wednesday, marking just thethird time the bird has been successfully hatched in North America. Only five of the birds have been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. When two massive volcanic eruptions blanketed New Zealand in ash, ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births recorded for the bird in the New Zealand capital in over 150 years. Hong Kong (CNN) — ...