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Little spotted kiwi chick

Little spotted kiwi chick

Little spotted kiwi chick

As the smallest kiwi, little spotted kiwi were extremely vulnerable to predators. They have survived only because they have been transferred to offshore islands. This chick, nicknamed Meatsafe, is on Kapiti Island, where the largest population lives.

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Department of Conservation
Reference: 10029808
Photograph by J. N. Jolly

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