3.5M views · 567 reactions | The kiwi bird’s egg is so large, it’s the same as a human mother giving birth to a four-year-old child! 讀 | BBC Two | Facebook

76K views · 2.8K reactions | Our kiwi chick at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute is two weeks old! She's eating a mixture of meat, fruit and vegetables. #WeSaveSpecies | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute | Facebook

4.7K views · 71 reactions | Kiwis are solitary birds, and this is a recording of our kiwi making a very distinctive territorial bird call. This is also the answer to yesterday's What Is It Wednesday. | Paignton Zoo | Facebook

Ever heard the call of a New Zealand kiwi bird, it sounds like a mini t-rex 😂😂 The kiwi is one of New Zealand's many flightless birds. They didn't need to fly because there weren't any land mammal predators before man arrived to New Zealand 1000 years ago. Kiwi call at night to mark their territory and stay in touch with their mates. The best time to listen for a kiwi calling is on a moonless night, up to two hours after dark, and just before dawn. That’s when kiwi stir from their burrows and