Without a question, the Kiwi is one of the most unusual birds in the world. A lifetime of isolation on New Zealand has lead to a bird that is doing an impersonation of a rodent. This week we will find out who the Kiwi is, where they came from, how they live and where they're going.

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Notes:

• Flightless Birds: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/11317493-flightless-birds
• Island Birds: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1733312/8978808-island-bird
• Southern Brown Kiwi: https://ebird.org/species/sobkiw1/
• Northern Brown Kiwi: https://ebird.org/species/nibkiw1/
• Okarito Kiwi: https://ebird.org/species/okbkiw1/
• Little Spotted Kiwi:https://ebird.org/species/liskiw1/
• Great Spotted Kiwi: https://ebird.org/species/grskiw1/
• How Kiwis got to New Zealand: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-kiwi/kiwi-facts/how-kiwi-came-here/