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Line 1: − A kiwi is any of the species of small flightless birds endemic to New Zealand of the genus Apteryx (the only genus in family Apterygidae). At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites. Most kiwi species are endangered. The kiwi is also a national symbol for New Zealand. + − + + + + +
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'''Kiwis''' are any of the three species of small flightless birds [[endemic]] to [[New Zealand]] of the genus ''Apteryx'' (the only genus in family ''Apterygidae''). At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living [[ratite]]s, although in comparison to their body size their egg (weighing as much as a quater of the adult bird's weight) is proportionately the largest of all birds. Kiwis are nocturnal and live mainly by foraging with their long beaks for earthworms and other invertebrates in leaf litter.
Creationist scientist have determined this bird also has secret teleportation abilities, as this is the only way this poor slow-moving flightless bird could have got over a sea and halfway around the world to Noah's ark on time.
All three kiwi species are protected and much reduced in range, though the large size of their eggs does offer some protection against the depradations of [[rat]]s, compared to other ground-nesting native birds such as the [[kakapo]] and [[takahe]].
The kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand, and the term is often used to describe a person from New Zealand.
Creationist scientists have determined this bird also has secret teleportation abilities, as this is the only way this poor slow-moving flightless bird could have got over a sea and halfway around the world to Noah's ark on time.{{fact}}