For the first time in over a century, this bird has laid an egg in the wild.
The kiwi (not the fruit) is a bird native to New Zealand - and only New Zealand. There are five different species of the kiwi bird, four of which are listed as ‘vulnerable’, while the fifth is ‘near threatened’.
It is - but 11 North Island brown kiwis were released at Mākara in Wellington in 2022 as part of an attempt to help boost their population. This has resulted in incredible news - the first kiwi egg to be laid in the wild in over a century!
That’s right - the last kiwi egg known to be laid in the wild was in the Tararua Range in the mid-1870s. That’s around 150 years!
While the minds behind this venture know more than anyone not to count your kiwis before they hatch, this is still a brilliant sign for the birds in the future.
