Rare White Kiwi Bird Makes Debut in New Zealand

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Take a look at this... a rare white Kiwi bird hatches in a wildlife center in New Zealand. The endangered bird is an offspring of a North Island Brown Kiwi.

A rare white kiwi made its first media appearance on Tuesday, after it hatched at the Pukaha Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre near Wellington on May 1st.

The kiwi is a flightless bird native to New Zealand and is the country's national symbol.

The small bird has been named 'Manukura' by Maori elders.

Manukura is not an albino but a rare offspring of a North Island Brown Kiwi.

It's being hand-reared by Department of Conservation officers for four to six months, and is being fed a diet of minced meat and vegetables.

According to Birdlife International, the North Island Brown Kiwi is endangered.

The current population of 38,400 has decreased by as much as 86 percent over the past 36 years, due to predators and loss of habitat.

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[TheDentist09]

Keep up the good work New Zealand.

[evilangel1172]

now all he needs is a pink hoodie :D

[bbrraanniissllaavv]

they are so cute

[z0dax]

From young my school had been teaching us that kiwis are extincted. Glad to see that they were wrong :D .Those look adorable. It would be a shame if it were to really be extinct

[lexmoinic]

чего за хомяк с клювом..]

[WehrmachtFeldwebel]

I didnt know the fruit had a beak... Jk lol

[thelilbarbie11]

Awwww dey so cuuuute

[adam0509]

they seems not to care at all

[Assassin049]

looks like he wasnt really enjouing that food. Was he?

[anynamebutmyrealone]

My dream is to go to New Zealand in a few years, I've never been past europe and kiwi's are simply wonderful as my experience goes so far;) I really hope that these cuties will survive, and that I'll maybe be able to spot one while staying on the island.

[SwinubLoveShaymin]

@Psymonised thks for answered, I did some research after watching this video, I heard they used to have a program called "adopt a kiwi", where you can donate money and adopt a kiwi for 1 year, but that program is not running anymore, so sad. :(

once again, thks for answered.

[Psymonised]

@SwinubLoveShaymin their endangered so no you can't adopt them, and if you could yes they would survive in texas it's just that they don't have good defense against predators.