Not only is our quirky national bird flightless - it's also colour blind. The long-suspected finding comes from new research revealing how the kiwi evolved its sense of smell and colour 35 million ...

A rare, snow-white kiwi bird that inspired a children’s book and was the first of its kind ever hatched in captivity has died in New Zealand after multiple surgeries to remove an unfertilized egg.

This rare Kiwi chick is betraying its 'All Black' heritage - because his feathers are snow white. The flightless bird's unusual colouring gave keepers at Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre ...

A rare white kiwi bird that was the first of its kind to be born in captivity has died. The kiwi — named Manukura, which means "of chiefly status" in Māori — died on Sunday, according to a ...

Together, these young kiwi are helping to slow the decline of New Zealand’s iconic bird. The all-white chick, hatched last Monday, is the third of such colouring born at Pukaha since May last year.

New Zealand’s famous kiwi bird has little rudimentary wings ... Specifically, while the gene responsible for black and white vision was similar to other vertebrates, the team identified ...

A rare, snow-white kiwi bird that inspired a children’s book and was the first of its kind ever hatched in captivity has died in New Zealand after multiple surgeries to remove an unfertilized egg.