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Kiwi Life Cycle
Over millions of years, with no mammal predators, kiwi adapted to life on the ground.
They make their homes in many different environments, from snowy tussock lands to sand dune burrows, from mossy forest floors to rough grassland.
Kiwi have been described as breeding machines – they produce huge eggs with the consistency of battery hens. Take away the predators, particularly stoats, and kiwi could be successful once again.
What came first – the chick or the egg?
Adult kiwi set up a territory, prepare a nesting burrow and then mate. When the female produces her huge egg (or two), it is usually the male that incubates it. When the egg hatches, a fully feathered chick emerges to face its first few days of life.
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Did You Know?
Most kiwi are strictly night-time birds. The main reason is food – when the sun goes down, underground insects move up closer to the soil’s surface. Southern tokoeka, on Stewart Island/Rakiura, are the exception.