A few days ago, the circle of friends was brushed by the "20 years of love" honeymoon documentary of Huang Lei and Sun Li in the entertainment industry, and the warm love is like brewing wine for many years, and the longer the time, the more mellow it is. Love for 20 years! Needless to say, in the show business world, that is, in the general public circle, it is really rare.
Someone asked, if you could turn into an animal, what would you most like to become? Huang Lei and Sun Li replied in unison: "Bird." Their daughter replied, "KIWI bird." So, what exactly is the mysterious KIWI bird? Why did you go to see this bird on your honeymoon?
The symbol of New Zealand
Kiwi birds, also known as sandpipers, kiwis, chiwei birds, are named for their sharp call "keee-weee". There are 3 species in the world, all distributed in New Zealand, namely brown kiwi, small spotted kiwi and large spotted kiwi.
It is an endemic bird of New Zealand and the national bird of New Zealand. Indigenous people refer to themselves as "kiwi", and many local whites now like to call themselves, often proudly saying, "I am a kiwi bird", which means "I am a New Zealander".
In New Zealand, coins are also known as how many kiwis this illustrates the representation of the kiwi birds. In addition, there is a bank called Kiwi's. In New Zealand, pedestrians on the road will give way to kiwi birds when they see them.
Small and stubby, shaped like a pear, covered with fluffy and fine feathers, with neither wings nor tail feathers, it is impossible to fly. The neck is not long, the head appears to be small, the eyes are smaller, the ear holes are relatively large, and the hearing is developed. He also has a stiff whisker on his face. Lack of vision during the day.
The pale yellow beak, pointed and slender, is about 15 cm long, almost half the body length, like a thin cylinder, and bends downwards.
The nostrils do not grow like thrushes or swallows at the base of the bird's beak, but at the tip of the mouth, and the sense of smell is very good, you can smell bugs 18 cm deep underground, and then dig it out with your claws or mouth to eat it. Staple foods include earthworms, insects, spiders and other invertebrates.
The mouth is long and pointed, and can be used as a third leg to maintain the balance of the body when resting, resembling a tripod.
Strong legs, good at running, speeding up to 16 kilometers per hour, and being able to kick another bird of the same kind out of a distance of 1.5 meters.
Day and night out
It is easy to be frightened, and most of the activities are carried out at night to avoid attacks. Living in caves, the nests can be dug up after several weeks before they can be used, which is to facilitate the regrowing of moss and natural vegetation and to facilitate camouflage.
A pair of kiwi birds may dig 100 burrows in their territory for refuge, often changing their shelter every day. They generally do not leave the cave during the day, except in dangerous situations. The cave is usually found at night. Foraging takes place about 30 minutes after the sun has set. During the day it is mainly sleep.
A bird that cares for the family
Reproductive ability is not strong. In general, female birds take 1-2 years to lay eggs once, 1 to 2 at a time. The main breeding season is from June to March of the following year, when the husband and wife can be married for up to 20 years, and they are widowed even if the spouse dies. According to studies, the longer the incubation of young birds, the more stable the husband and wife structure, and the monogamy of kiwi birds is related to the long time it takes to breed chicks (about 4 years).
Eggs are gested in the female for up to a month, and throughout pregnancy, the female must reserve enough fat to produce a well-nourished egg.
Although the kiwi is not large, its eggs are surprisingly large - the weight is 5 times larger than the average egg (400 to 450 grams), equivalent to 1/4 of the female's own body weight, or even 1/3.
If calculated according to the ratio of bird egg and female bird weight, the kiwi bird is a well-deserved first place!
The eggs are white or pale green and hatch for 70 to 74 days (two and a half months).
The incubation process is entirely the responsibility of the male and takes 70 to 85 days of incubation. Hatched chicks follow the males to learn foraging and various survival techniques. New Zealanders also refer to the family man as "Kiwi husband". After the female lays her eggs, she is on guard outside the cave. It takes 4 years for the chicks to mature.
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