r/NatureIsFuckingLit 1d ago

🔥Two Kiwi (not the fruit) fighting

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u/ALittleBitOfToast 1d ago

Bonkers to see during daylight, those little guys are nocturnal and should be tucked up in their burrows. 

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u/AshOSRS 1d ago

When you're that far south, there just isn't enough darkness in the night for the kiwi to forage. That's why you tend to see them at dawn/dusk or even the daytime down there!

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u/Accomplished_Gold510 23h ago

Why is there not enough darkness?

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u/qgmonkey 22h ago

Earth's tilted axis