@nzherald: In a remarkable scene captured in Northland, two kiwi birds engaged in a fight during daylight hours, offering a rare glimpse into the territorial behaviour of the elusive, nocturnal birds. Some thought it was AI and others believed it was an April Fool’s joke, but it was 100% real. Two kiwi birds duking it out in broad daylight, in the garden of a Far North woman, Karin Matthews. In a video captured by Matthews, the birds are seen running around the garden and kicking and bashing into each other. Matthews told 1News that seeing them so often was “fantastic” and that seeing them in fight mode was comical. She said seeing kiwi often was not unusual at her home, west of Kerikeri, but seeing them during the day was not usual. The Department of Conservation (DoC) said in a statement the video was fascinating and gave more insight into the distribution of kiwi. “This is a fascinating video ... We can’t really know specifically why these two kiwis were out during daylight – it could be related to conditions like drought, or it could just be that they got distracted by their fight.” 📹Karin Matthews

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Thursday 03 April 2025 05:42:07 GMT