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The kiwi bird is a BIRD and a kiwi fruit is a FRUIT.

The only thing that is the same is that they are both brown.

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No. Fossil evidence indicates the kiwi has been around for longer than the fruit.

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No. They are not even from the same country.

The bird known as the kiwi is native to New Zealand. Kiwifruit originated in China, under a different name.

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Who's bigger kiwi or kokako?

When it comes to the birds structure and size, the kiwi bird is bigger than the kokako bird. The kiwi bird is known to be native to New Zealand.


Do kiwi birds have kiwifruit inside their body?

Essentially, no. However, when the kiwifruit was introduced to New Zealand, it had the name of Chinese Gooseberry, having originated in China. It was renamed in New Zealand to "kiwifruit" because of its round shape and hairy brown surface.


What do you call more than one kiwi bird?

'Kiwi' is the plural and the singular (there is no 's' in Maori). 'Te kiwi' means 'the kiwi' (singular), 'Nga Kiwi' means 'the kiwi' (plural) and 'he kiwi' means 'a kiwi' or 'some kiwi'.


How do you spell the fruit that sounds like 'ferjoa' and is possibly similar in looks to a kiwi?

The fruit is a feijoa. It's longer and slimmer than a kiwifruit and is a green color, rather than brown. It's also smooth-skinned and hairless, unlike the kiwifruit.


How big is a full grown kiwi bird?

An adult kiwi is slightly larger than a chicken.


What is unusual about kiwi eggs?

Kiwi eggs are unusual for their size. A kiwi's egg is 120mm long and 80mm in diameter, which is a little smaller than an emu's egg and considerably smaller than an ostrich egg. However, the kiwi's egg is the largest in proportion to the body size of the bird. The egg is about six times the size of an egg from another bird of similar size.


Is a kiwi egg the biggest?

No. A kiwi's egg is 120mm long and 80mm in diameter, which is a little smaller than an emu's egg and considerably smaller than an ostrich egg. However, the kiwi's egg is the largest in proportion to the body size of the bird. The egg is about six times the size of an egg from another bird of similar size.


Is a lychee known as a chineses gooseberry?

They're usually sold as kiwi fruit. They come from New Zealand where the kiwi is both an iconic bird and the the nickname for people from that country. It's also considered to sound more appetizing than "gooseberry."


What is the bird that can lay an very big egg?

The largest bird is the ostrich, whose eggs weigh more than three pounds. However, in proportion to its size, the kiwi bird lays the biggest eggs for its body size. The kiwi is about the size of a chicken and its egg is almost as big as the egg of an emu, a much larger bird than the kiwi.


What is unusual about kiwis?

Kiwi eggs are unusual for their size. A kiwi's egg is 120mm long and 80mm in diameter, which is a little smaller than an emu's egg and considerably smaller than an ostrich egg. However, the kiwi's egg is the largest in proportion to the body size of the bird. The egg is about six times the size of an egg from another bird of similar size.


What bird lays the largest egg in relation to its own size?

The kiwi lays the largest egg in proportion to its body. The kiwi's egg is six times larger than the egg of an equivalent sized bird. This is because the egg has an incubation period of 70-80 days, and the chick is mature and fully developed when it hatches.


When did the kiwi bird become extinct?

Kiwi birds have only been endangered for less than 80 years. Their numbers were in the millions at that time.