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Kiwi

Ah, the Kiwi. Yet again another flightless bird from New Zealand, who is still recovering from the introduction of predators to its homeland. They are the smallest living ratites (which includes emus and cassowaries), and true to their name they are New Zealand's response to the lack of rats on the island. This niche was filled in by the kiwi. They are nocturnal and lay very large eggs compared to their body size. Learn More!

Atlantic Puffin

These lovely little bright beaked birds are real charmers. With their faces that always seem to be smiling and they clank their little bills together with their mates. They carry a large amount of fish in their mouths, and nest on large islands with little predators although the skua will still attack the puffins. Although there are still a large number of them, the puffin is considered vulnerable due to high density population loss. Learn More!

(Kiwi photo by Edward Smith)

pictured: puffin bribing you with beautiful bouquet, puffin reminding you that they are multiterrain badasses, and me bribing you with a puffling*