White Kiwi Chick Hatches at Wildife Center
(Dec. 18th, 2011)
A second, rare, white Kiwi hatched on the morning of December 18 at
Pukaha Mount Bruce National Willdlife Center.
Like it’s sibling, Manukura, this little one has received a special and
meaningful name — Mauriora, meaning ‘sustained life’. It hatched in the
Wildlife Center’s nursery, where Manukura – the world’s first white kiwi
hatched in captivity – came along in May. Eleven kiwi have hatched at the
center so far this season and of the two kiwi eggs incubating in the
nursery, one is from the same nest as Mauriora. Keepers are waiting to see
what that brings…
(read more: ZooBorns)
(photos: Mike Haydon and Pukaha Mount Bruce National Willdlife Center)
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