Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoA kiwi bird that surprised sawmill workers near Whangārei, New Zealandlemmy.caimagemessage-square31linkfedilinkarrow-up1495arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1493arrow-down1imageA kiwi bird that surprised sawmill workers near Whangārei, New Zealandlemmy.caOtter Raft@lemmy.ca to aww@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square31linkfedilinkfile-text
Bonus image: Related article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515565/quite-a-big-creature-kiwi-bird-surprises-sawmill-workers-near-whangarei
minus-squaremacrocarpa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down6·1 month agoWhy is the word bird required? A kiwi is a kiwi, it’s literally the name of the animal. You don’t say pigeon bird?
minus-squareSharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 month agoBecause of the existence of Kiwi Fruit?
minus-squareCase@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month agoBecause the word Kiwi refers to other things. A fruit, people from New Zealand, etc.
minus-squareDogWater@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoLyrebird. Also, there are non bird kiwis
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?
Because of the existence of Kiwi Fruit?
and theres kiwi berries too.
Because the word Kiwi refers to other things.
A fruit, people from New Zealand, etc.
Lyrebird.
Also, there are non bird kiwis