WAL facts about a kiwi for our report writing.
Interesting facts
- Kiwis can run faster than a human.
- Kiwis can grow very big
- The Kiwi's name doesn't come from its call, but from the Polynesian name for the Bristle- Thighed Curlew, the Kivi.This bird has the same way of feeding as the Kiwi, by poking it's long beak into soft ground.
- Adult kiwi usually mate for life and they can grow very fast.
- The kiwi is related to a group of birds called ratites. The closest relatives to kiwi today are emus and cassowaries in Australia, but also the now-extinct moa of New Zealand.