Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
Feb 18th 2008, 7:11 am
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Re: Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
Feb 18th 2008, 8:10 am
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Re: Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
Thats a lovely story. 
Feb 18th 2008, 11:41 am
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Re: Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
Ahhhhh, its so sweet - all snuggled up in the hand like that - lovely. Thanks for sharing
Feb 18th 2008, 5:24 pm
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Re: Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
I was telling someone about kiwi and mentioned the size of the egg in relation to the parent. Anyway I found this:
Feb 18th 2008, 6:15 pm
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Re: Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
Poor Kiwi
Hupai birth got a mention on the BBC website, in the pictures of the day section!!!!
Hupai birth got a mention on the BBC website, in the pictures of the day section!!!!
Feb 18th 2008, 6:19 pm
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Re: Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
You can understand why the female leaves the male to incubate the egg!!
Feb 19th 2008, 1:36 am
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Dear god poor creature! There was a competition to name the 1000th Kiwi born to Operation Nest Egg. Apparently one of the entries translates literally to "Dances With Stoats".
Feb 19th 2008, 3:38 am
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The Kiwi Encounter at Rotorua is expensive but well worth it...I found it really cool to get close to real live Kiwis in the dark room there....one of the many highlights of our recent holiday.
to get close to real live Kiwis in the dark room there....one of the many highlights of our recent holiday.
Feb 19th 2008, 5:39 am
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Re: Operation Nest Egg - Hupai is born!!!
True. At least the money goes to a good cause
