Kiwi
Movement: The Kiwi has strong muscular legs on each side to tap silently through the forest.
Respiration: Kiwi breathe in the same way as other birds: through their nose and mouth. The only slight difference is that kiwi have their nostrils at the tip of their beak which allows them to smell out food while probing through forest floor humus.
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Growth: Kiwi breathe in the same way as other birds: through their nose and mouth. The only slight difference is that kiwi have their nostrils at the tip of their beak which allows them to smell out food while probing through forest floor humus.
Reproduction: The female Great Spotted Kiwi lays just 1 egg in a single breeding season. Kiwi eggs have one of the largest egg to body size ratio of all birds. Most birds have about 35-40% yolk in their eggs, but the Great Spotted Kiwi has about 65%. This means that the kiwi's eggs have far better nourishment than most bird eggs. The egg is usually about 20-25% of her body mass, so when the egg is produced, there is little room left in her body for much else. Because of this, the female fasts for a few days, and then lays the egg.