See `kiwi' for more!
From: snark^
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002
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There were various species of Moa, ranging from a mere 4ft tall to
the massive 12ft monsters that were the biggest birds alive. Despite all
evidence to the contrary they still exist too -- to prove it here's an
ascci representation of a photo I took in Central Otago late 1995...
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Also in the pic a lesser spotted giant Kiwi, which must be nearly 2feet
tall itself if the scale of the photo is to be trusted. Fun fact: from a
purely ornithilogical POV the Kiwi is unique amongst the world's birdlife
in that its nostrils are located at the end of the beak -- thus allowing it
to sniff out the bugs, worms, and half-empty twinkie packets hidden under
the dead leaf litter on the floor of NZ's temperate rainforests.
So how's yer life
and career going then?
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Aw the film career's a bit slow; all the
Hobbit parts in LOTR were taken -- but I
do have yet another BBC wildlife show with
David Attenborough coming up in a few
weeks though.