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A kiwi bird that surprised sawmill workers near Whangārei, New Zealand (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago by otters_raft@lemmy.ca to c/aww@lemmy.world

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[–] variants_of_concern@lemmy.one 59 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Whoa i never realized they were that big

[–] Missmuffet@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

Nyooooom

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Wish we had those running around in America. :( I'm always a little taken aback by how big they are!

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Southwest gets roadrunners. They're fun.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Roadrunners must have been very sad before the invention of roads

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Americans would have already eaten all of them

[–] PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Or mountain lions, or coyotes, or... I've run out

[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Just list the different regional names for mountain lions and you have at least 10 more.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

need a kiwi for scale

[–] chillysniffles@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

at least the person in the photo isn’t also a kiwi
that would be confusing

[–] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but....

[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

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"

😐😑😐🙄😮‍💨

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I want to hold a kiwi...

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 1 points 11 months ago

stock image of a hand holding a kiwi fruit

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Americans want kiwis as pets. Trump would like the eggs. Give us kiwis please!

[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (4 children)

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?

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Because of the existence of Kiwi Fruit?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

and theres kiwi berries too.

[–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 11 months ago

Because the word Kiwi refers to other things.

A fruit, people from New Zealand, etc.

[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Lyrebird.

Also, there are non bird kiwis

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago

Hey, I saw a Black out on my lawn, eating worms. I banged on the window and scared him off though.