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White kiwi born in New Zealand

Posted by on Tue 24 May 2011 - 18:20 — Edited by GreenReaper as of 19:22
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CNN reports that an all-white kiwi has hatched at New Zealand's national wildlife center. The news report says that it is not an albino.

The chick is believed to be the first white kiwi to be hatched in captivity.

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skunk (visitor) — Tue 24 May 2011 - 21:15
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poor fruit...

Mika — Wed 25 May 2011 - 08:05
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Win.

Naegling — Wed 25 May 2011 - 08:08
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I was just in New Zealand on a school mission trip. If only this Kiwi had been born a month earlier I would have seen it.

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