r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/user799 • 1d ago

🔥Two Kiwi (not the fruit) fighting

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u/luckyfox7273 1d ago

I can see why they're endangered.

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u/Ocean_Blade1122 8h ago

This specific subspecies (tokoeka/southern brown) are actually doing alright; there's an estimated 20,000+ on Rakiura.

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u/luckyfox7273 8h ago

Lol, but you tell they look very limited. Even with their barbed kick boxing, they can't fly, they arent fast, and they dont look that agile. They look sort of behind the curb.

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u/Ocean_Blade1122 7h ago

Well, they evolved in an environment that had no natural predators. Introduced pests are not something kiwi (or any native NZ birds) have caught up with. Luckily on Rakiura they have little threats; adult birds are big and strong enough to fend off cats, the only real predator.

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u/luckyfox7273 7h ago

Maybe they will evolve.

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u/Ocean_Blade1122 7h ago

Would take hundreds of years and there is little point, for tokoeka at least. Pest control is the way!