Source: adski-kafeteri.livejournal.com
French postcard by A.N. (A. Noyer), Paris, no. 124. Photo: Bird.
Source: mudwerks
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Marisa Berenson
With its tiny wings and fur-like feathers, the North Island brown kiwi looks more like a mammal. Scientists at the Smithsonian Conservation and Biology Institute in Virginia are studying this odd bird—considered vulnerable in the wild—to improve zoo habitat and better care for kiwi chicks and adults.