Kiwi report
Kiwis are flightless and extraordinary birds which are native to New Zealand only. They are known for their adaptations which are like mammals. This makes them outstanding creatures. Its main adaptations are behaviour and structures.
Kiwis have two main behavioural adaptations which they developed long before humans came to their land. They became flightless and nocturnal creatures.
Kiwis are nocturnal birds which means they come out at night. They are also flightless and live on the ground because their main predators many years ago were only hunting birds who also flew..
A kiwi has developed some structural adaptations to suit their habitats too.
They have whiskers at the base of their beaks to help them get around in the dark. They also have nostrils at the end of their beaks to help them to find food.
The brown feathers of a kiwi helps them blend themselves from danger in the forest from predators. Kiwi have small feets but have extraordinarily strong legs and long beaks to get food.
Many kiwis adaptations have no longer been effective on other creatures, due to the arrival of humans in Aotearoa. A long time ago kiwis used to have wings, birds and other animals used to strive to get food, by competing against each other to get food, but there weren't any so kiwis started to live on land knowing that there weren’t any predators, but when humans arrived so did predators. Rats, stoats and weasels came with humans. They are also nocturnal and live on the ground so they hunt kiwi and also eat their eggs.
I think kiwis are one of the most extraordinary creatures I've seen yet. Kiwis have made their choices to live on land a long time ago, but when their predators came, they still stood up and fought to survive. We should look after our kiwis because they are native to our cultures and to Aotearoa/ New Zealand, if we dont look after them they might go extinct.
