Kiwi

Yesterday we drove to Franz Joseph Village. This morning we were going to go on a helicopter ride to the Franz Joseph Glacier, but it was too cloudy. Instead we did schoolwork until two pm. Then we all went to the Kiwi Wildlife Center (a kiwi is New Zealand's national bird). In the wildlife center we got to see the rarest type of kiwi, the Rowi kiwi. There are only 375 Rowi kiwi in the wild, on a wildlife preserve. I learned that kiwi eggs are a little smaller than ostrich eggs. There are several different types of kiwis. One type of kiwi can lay an egg once a month. The kiwi cannot fly, and its main enemy is the stoat (a ferret). Kiwis also have nostrils at the end of their beaks. They have the second best sense of smell out of all birds. In the wildlife center we saw three Rowi kiwi. Kylie was inspired, and bought a big kiwi stuffed animal.