Nick Mordowanec is a Newsweek investigative reporter based in Michigan. His focus includes U.S. and international politics and policies, immigration, crime and social issues. Other reporting has ...

A kiwi, New Zealand’s national bird, is at the center of an international controversy involving Zoo Miami. Wikimedia Commons A bird housed at Zoo Miami has made international headlines after media ...

Zoo Miami has apologized for mistreating a kiwi bird after a video surfaced online of visitors petting the nocturnal bird in a bright environment and staff showing guests how it moves away from the ...

The zoo apologized after online videos sparked outrage. Zoo Miami has apologized following an uproar over its treatment of a kiwi bird under its care. Footage emerged online showing Paōra, a male Kiwi ...

An expert biodiversity ranger was called in to respond to a tip about a local bird species in New Zealand previously thought to be extinct, the Miami Herald reported. After multiple days of failed ...

New Zealand’s famous kiwi bird has little rudimentary wings, no tail, and a long, slender bill with nostrils at the end. These endangered birds are also nocturnal with a highly developed sense of ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Research linking New Zealand's diminutive kiwi with a giant extinct bird from Africa is prompting scientists to rethink how flightless birds evolved. A report published ...

Its unusual biological characteristics make the flightless kiwi a unique kind of bird. Researchers have now sequenced the genetic code of this endangered species and have identified several sequence ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. When two massive volcanic eruptions blanketed New Zealand in ash, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Kiwis—the birds, not the people or the fruit—are as un-bird-like ...

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