Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births recorded for the bird in the New Zealand capital in over 150 years. The two new chicks come just a year after the ...

DOC flew ranger Iain Graham and his conservation dog Brew into the rugged Adams Wilderness Area to track the bird. “I heard kiwi calls on the first night and knew immediately that they didn’t sound ...

Officials at a South Florida zoo have apologized and promised to end its "Kiwi Encounter" experience after a viral video showed humans petting one of the threatened birds, which are a national symbol ...

No offense New Zealanders, but your beloved kiwi bird looks more closely related to a Furbee than a 600 pound, extinct elephant bird from Madagascar. Nevertheless, the biggest bird you’ve never seen ...

Several million years ago, a small bird flew to New Zealand. Arriving there, it found few threats and plenty of opportunities. In the absence of mammals, its descendants gradually lost the ability to ...

BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say they have sequenced the genome of the brown kiwi for the first time, revealing that the shy, flightless bird likely lost its ability to see colors after it became ...

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 ...

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 ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — 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 ...