February 17, 2006—This North Island brown kiwi hatched at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., this week—only the second of these rare birds to hatch during the zoo's 116-year history.
Kiwi chicks hatch fully feathered with their eyes open and begin foraging for small worms and berries after their first week of life, since they receive no help from their parents.
The kiwi hatched on Monday, February 13, weighing in at 9.7 ounces (275 grams) after 64 days of incubation. Zoo staff monitored the egg each day, by weighing it and using a bright light to illuminate the egg's interior.
The National Zoo is one of just four zoos in the world to breed kiwis outside of New Zealand. In 1975 the National Zoo was the first institution outside of New Zealand to hatch a kiwi. That 30-year-old bird is still on exhibit at the zoo's Bird House.
The five recognized species of kiwis are all flightless, nocturnal, burrowing birds that are unique to New Zealand. North Island brown kiwis are listed as endangered by the International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
― andy --, Friday, 17 February 2006 22:07 (twenty years ago)
― andy --, Friday, 17 February 2006 22:08 (twenty years ago)
― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Friday, 17 February 2006 22:41 (twenty years ago)
― gbx (skowly), Friday, 17 February 2006 23:07 (twenty years ago)
― team jaxon (jaxon), Friday, 17 February 2006 23:12 (twenty years ago)
― team jaxon (jaxon), Friday, 17 February 2006 23:13 (twenty years ago)
― inert false cat (sleep), Friday, 17 February 2006 23:20 (twenty years ago)
― team jaxon (jaxon), Friday, 17 February 2006 23:22 (twenty years ago)
Yes the baby musk ox is quite possibly the cutest animal in history.
― andy --, Friday, 17 February 2006 23:45 (twenty years ago)
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/MeetPandas/PandaCubGallery/images/Sept30lyingdown.jpg
― Stephen X (Stephen X), Saturday, 18 February 2006 01:31 (twenty years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:01 (twenty years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:34 (twenty years ago)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39384000/jpg/_39384768_baby_panda_ap.jpg
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:35 (twenty years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:37 (twenty years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:39 (twenty years ago)
http://www.cafedebok.nl/weblog/images/katje.jpg
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 February 2006 09:48 (twenty years ago)
― Eva van Rein (Gaia1981), Saturday, 18 February 2006 10:17 (twenty years ago)
― Eva van Rein (Gaia1981), Saturday, 18 February 2006 10:18 (twenty years ago)
― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Saturday, 18 February 2006 11:52 (twenty years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 18 February 2006 11:56 (twenty years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Saturday, 18 February 2006 11:57 (twenty years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 February 2006 12:03 (twenty years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 18 February 2006 12:06 (twenty years ago)
Coudl they be friends into adulthood?
― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Saturday, 18 February 2006 12:12 (twenty years ago)
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Saturday, 18 February 2006 13:58 (twenty years ago)
I almost hit an otter crossing the road in front of me the other day.
― pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 18 February 2006 14:20 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Saturday, 18 February 2006 16:42 (twenty years ago)
Do not eat
― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Saturday, 18 February 2006 16:50 (twenty years ago)
― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Saturday, 18 February 2006 17:33 (twenty years ago)
― chap who would dare to be hungover on the internet (chap), Saturday, 18 February 2006 17:59 (twenty years ago)
baby wild cat, baby wild dog.
― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Saturday, 18 February 2006 18:17 (twenty years ago)
― Abbott (Abbott), Saturday, 18 February 2006 18:20 (twenty years ago)
http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/7253/tasdevils26or.jpg
And a baby wallabee:
http://img335.imageshack.us/img335/8504/tasbabywallabee12as.jpg
― phil d. (Phil D.), Saturday, 18 February 2006 18:27 (twenty years ago)
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1198/tasdevil29xr.jpg
― phil d. (Phil D.), Saturday, 18 February 2006 18:33 (twenty years ago)
http://ambientirony.mu.nu/Images/baby_leopard2.jpg
ORLY!
― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Sunday, 19 February 2006 04:04 (twenty years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 19 February 2006 09:45 (twenty years ago)
― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Sunday, 19 February 2006 09:58 (twenty years ago)
― Chinchilla Volapük (Captain Sleep), Sunday, 19 February 2006 10:42 (twenty years ago)
)))))))) 0 0 } 7 } -- }-------
― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Sunday, 19 February 2006 10:50 (twenty years ago)
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 19 February 2006 13:09 (twenty years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 19 February 2006 13:36 (twenty years ago)
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f388/simdem/2006-02-15014.jpg
― Si.C@rter (SiC@rter), Sunday, 19 February 2006 15:04 (twenty years ago)
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, 19 February 2006 17:52 (twenty years ago)
http://www.gowerbirdhospital.org.uk/images/Gallery/images/baby-hedgehog-in-hand.jpg.jpg
http://www.checkerstripe.com/albums/album29/baby_hedgehog.jpg
http://thumb.shutterstock.com/photos2/display_pic_with_logo/8925/8925,1121211472,1.jpg
http://www.mihog.org/anatomy/baby.jpg
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Sunday, 19 February 2006 17:57 (twenty years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Sunday, 19 February 2006 23:31 (twenty years ago)
http://www.secretworld.org/image/high_resolution/badger5.jpg
― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 19 February 2006 23:36 (twenty years ago)
http://www.chrissilutz.de/exkursionen/brasilien/braspics/maus_opossum.jpg
― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 19 February 2006 23:37 (twenty years ago)
ihttp://www.helgeroe.com/Album/05Thailand/IMG_4960b.jpg
Another baby hippo!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40751000/jpg/_40751942_hippo_body_ap.jpg
― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 19 February 2006 23:42 (twenty years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 19 February 2006 23:49 (twenty years ago)
― rrrobyn, the situation (rrrobyn), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 12:44 (nineteen years ago)
By the way, This is the direct link to the baby tiger cam stream, if you click it your media player should start up (fingers crossed) and you should be able to resize the window (bigger! full screen! woo!)
― StanM (StanM), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 19:18 (nineteen years ago)
― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 19:33 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Wednesday, 11 October 2006 20:26 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orLpZxEd24Y
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 12 October 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjW3wKuLaBI
more kittens!
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 12 October 2006 17:13 (nineteen years ago)
Only #4, the sloth bear, is technically a baby. But cute junkies ahoy anyway.
― Stephen X (Stephen X), Thursday, 12 October 2006 17:20 (nineteen years ago)
― roc u like a § (ex machina), Wednesday, 18 October 2006 18:57 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 4 January 2007 11:30 (nineteen years ago)
― emsk ( emsk), Thursday, 4 January 2007 13:59 (nineteen years ago)
― lex pretend (lex pretend), Thursday, 4 January 2007 14:04 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 4 January 2007 19:49 (nineteen years ago)
(the smallest and biggest kittens ever?)
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 4 January 2007 19:51 (nineteen years ago)
http://i1.tinypic.com/3zao7t3.jpg
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 6 January 2007 21:45 (nineteen years ago)
― Candy: tastes like chicken, if chicken was a candy. (Austin, Still), Saturday, 6 January 2007 21:48 (nineteen years ago)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/366714911_fd2ac267f6.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/366712628_fb2cde6922.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/366710709_87ae39621d.jpg
― It's a hard world for little things... (papa november), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 06:21 (nineteen years ago)
― Øystein (Øystein), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 08:21 (nineteen years ago)
― It's a hard world for little things... (papa november), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 08:33 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:33 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Monday, 29 January 2007 21:34 (nineteen years ago)
― Andi Mags, Friday, 2 March 2007 05:20 (nineteen years ago)
― Hurting 2, Friday, 2 March 2007 05:33 (nineteen years ago)
― Hurting 2, Friday, 2 March 2007 05:48 (nineteen years ago)
― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Friday, 2 March 2007 06:07 (nineteen years ago)
― kv_nol, Friday, 2 March 2007 08:52 (nineteen years ago)
― rrrobyn, Friday, 2 March 2007 15:12 (nineteen years ago)
― kv_nol, Thursday, 8 March 2007 16:51 (nineteen years ago)
― kv_nol, Thursday, 8 March 2007 16:52 (nineteen years ago)
― kv_nol, Thursday, 8 March 2007 16:53 (nineteen years ago)
― Will M., Thursday, 8 March 2007 17:38 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM, Thursday, 5 April 2007 12:35 (nineteen years ago)
― kv_nol, Thursday, 5 April 2007 12:44 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM, Thursday, 5 April 2007 13:07 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM, Thursday, 5 April 2007 13:08 (nineteen years ago)
― kv_nol, Friday, 6 April 2007 09:40 (nineteen years ago)
― get bent, Friday, 6 April 2007 09:51 (nineteen years ago)
http://www.lifeinthefastlane.ca/astonishing-baby-pandas-and-births/offbeat-news
― StanM, Thursday, 29 November 2007 18:43 (eighteen years ago)
Piccoli Coccodrilli!!!
― G00blar, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 09:51 (eighteen years ago)
MEET KINGSFORD
― (I have the documentary) (rent), Friday, 13 February 2009 12:39 (seventeen years ago)
One day kingsford gonna go missing and it'll be nothing to do with that cat he's annoying.
― not_goodwin, Friday, 13 February 2009 14:21 (seventeen years ago)
http://s2.buzzfeed.com/static/badge_images/cute.png
― StanM, Friday, 13 February 2009 18:26 (seventeen years ago)
NORMANGLY I DONT LIKE THIS PIGS BECUASE WHENTHEBITE AND ROB DINNERS BUT THIS ONE OKAY HE SMALL HE SCURRIE IN THE BRAMBLE AND PLAY FOR MY SONS.NICE TREAT!!
MONLEY
― monkey (2009), Friday, 13 February 2009 22:35 (seventeen years ago)
― StanM, Wednesday, 25 February 2009 16:44 (seventeen years ago)
http://new.livestream.com/FosterKittenCam/MirandasKittens
― StanM, Sunday, 6 May 2012 18:06 (fourteen years ago)
(if asleep: you can rewind to when they were awake by hovering over the video and clicking on the time line)
― StanM, Sunday, 6 May 2012 18:09 (fourteen years ago)
News flash: kittens sleep a lot.
― StanM, Monday, 7 May 2012 12:59 (fourteen years ago)
Ha, yeah, I posted that link in the cats thread. THEY ARE SO CUTE.
― emil.y, Monday, 7 May 2012 14:27 (fourteen years ago)
http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2012/05/a-quartet-of-critically-endangered-egyptian-tortoises.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20ZooBorns%20(ZooBorns)
― Grimy Little Pimp (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 3 June 2012 22:30 (fourteen years ago)