this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2025
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[–] Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

And now I'm reminded that I will forever be teased by the New Zealand side of my family... 😅

I found a photo showing how large Kiwi can get, before we went to see them at the Te Puia Geothermal Park, and I was SHOCKED.

"Shel, how big did you think they were?"

I put my hands up🫸🫷to the size of a robin

"I don't know... bird sized"

"Bird sized? ... you're gonna lose your shit when you see a ostrich"

😐😑😐🙄😮‍💨

[–] variants_of_concern@lemmy.one 66 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Whoa i never realized they were that big

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 24 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yeah I thought they were the size of a chicken.

[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I thought they are the size of a kiwi!

[–] chrischryse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

lol same hence the name

[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They are the size of a large chicken from what I can find.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Different chicken breeds have WILDLY dissimilar sizes. Like 2lbs to 12lbs and some chicken breeds can get to 3ft tall.

Here is a site I found that seems to exclusively talk about chickens with a list of different large chicken breeds.

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago
[–] Missmuffet@lemmy.world 47 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Rythm@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 days ago

I don't know why, but this comment absolutely portrays the single most apt description of that second picture haha.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 18 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Wish we had those running around in America. :( I'm always a little taken aback by how big they are!

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Southwest gets roadrunners. They're fun.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

Roadrunners must have been very sad before the invention of roads

[–] PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Some areas get little quail families, running along single-file. Dangly bits on their heads and all, it's the best!

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] chillysniffles@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That is a Kiwi. That's where the word comes from, it's the Maori name for that bird. The fruit was named after it and is strictly called "kiwi fruit" in NZ.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

at least the person in the photo isn’t also a kiwi
that would be confusing

[–] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but....

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Americans would have already eaten all of them

[–] PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I mean, say what ya want (and what we deserve in most cases), but the US has a ton of diverse wildlife. A crazy amount. And even more fun, it's super regional, including lots of pockets supporting healthy amounts of big and diverse fauna, including large predators. Many species of deer, elk, goat, we have moose, multiple kinds of bears, canines, and small numbers of various (badass and distinct) wildcats. Enough to reliably run into many of these in places, and run the risk in many more.

And that's to say nothing of the variety of smaller life, which is again regional and diverse. Just utterly bewildering. Uhh...guess I got carried away there lol

[–] PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Or mountain lions, or coyotes, or... I've run out

[–] scintilla@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

Just list the different regional names for mountain lions and you have at least 10 more.

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Americans want kiwis as pets. Trump would like the eggs. Give us kiwis please!

[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Why is the word bird required? A kiwi is a kiwi, it's literally the name of the animal. You don't say pigeon bird?

[–] SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Because of the existence of Kiwi Fruit?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 13 points 4 days ago

and theres kiwi berries too.

[–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 22 points 4 days ago

Because the word Kiwi refers to other things.

A fruit, people from New Zealand, etc.

[–] DogWater@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Lyrebird.

Also, there are non bird kiwis