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Related article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515565/quite-a-big-creature-kiwi-bird-surprises-sawmill-workers-near-whangarei
Whoa i never realized they were that big
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2025
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Yeah I thought they were the size of a chicken.
I thought they are the size of a kiwi!
lol same hence the name
They are the size of a large chicken from what I can find.
Different chicken breeds have WILDLY dissimilar sizes. Like 2lbs to 12lbs and some chicken breeds can get to 3ft tall.
Here is a site I found that seems to exclusively talk about chickens with a list of different large chicken breeds.
Nyooooom
I don't know why, but this comment absolutely portrays the single most apt description of that second picture haha.
Wish we had those running around in America. :( I'm always a little taken aback by how big they are!
Southwest gets roadrunners. They're fun.
Roadrunners must have been very sad before the invention of roads
Some areas get little quail families, running along single-file. Dangly bits on their heads and all, it's the best!
need a kiwi for scale
That is a Kiwi. That's where the word comes from, it's the Maori name for that bird. The fruit was named after it and is strictly called "kiwi fruit" in NZ.
at least the person in the photo isn’t also a kiwi
that would be confusing
I hate to be the one to break it to you, but....
Americans would have already eaten all of them
I mean, say what ya want (and what we deserve in most cases), but the US has a ton of diverse wildlife. A crazy amount. And even more fun, it's super regional, including lots of pockets supporting healthy amounts of big and diverse fauna, including large predators. Many species of deer, elk, goat, we have moose, multiple kinds of bears, canines, and small numbers of various (badass and distinct) wildcats. Enough to reliably run into many of these in places, and run the risk in many more.
And that's to say nothing of the variety of smaller life, which is again regional and diverse. Just utterly bewildering. Uhh...guess I got carried away there lol
Or mountain lions, or coyotes, or... I've run out
Just list the different regional names for mountain lions and you have at least 10 more.
And now I'm reminded that I will forever be teased by the New Zealand side of my family... 😅
I found a photo showing how large Kiwi can get, before we went to see them at the Te Puia Geothermal Park, and I was SHOCKED.
"Shel, how big did you think they were?"
I put my hands up🫸🫷to the size of a robin
"I don't know... bird sized"
"Bird sized? ... you're gonna lose your shit when you see a ostrich"
😐😑😐🙄😮💨
I want to hold a kiwi...
Why is the word bird required? A kiwi is a kiwi, it's literally the name of the animal. You don't say pigeon bird?
Hey, I saw a Black out on my lawn, eating worms. I banged on the window and scared him off though.
Because of the existence of Kiwi Fruit?
and theres kiwi berries too.
Because the word Kiwi refers to other things.
A fruit, people from New Zealand, etc.
Lyrebird.
Also, there are non bird kiwis
Americans want kiwis as pets. Trump would like the eggs. Give us kiwis please!