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100th Willowbank hatched rowi heads to kiwi crèche
Posted by Rowi Ranger
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
This week we said goodbye to the 100th chick to be hatched at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve through BNZ Operation Nest Egg – not a small achievement considering there are only around 350 rowi in existence!
The young chick has been named Hira – maori for ‘of consequence’.
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Kiwi are ratites, one of a group of largely flightless birds. DNA research suggests kiwi are linked to the Australian emu and cassowary, not the moa as previously thought. Kiwi are found only in New Zealand.
