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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 hour ago

Kiwi restoration project is going quite well. In 2018 we were hoping for conservation efforts to get a 2% (2600) increase in pop and they managed 7000 instead.

The strat is to raise them in a safe place until they're big and then let them go. The teenagers and adults have less trouble surviving its the babies who are super vulnerable.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Thank god they include the "bird" and "fruit", else i would've thought they're talking about human sized human.

[–] bss03@infosec.pub 6 points 3 hours ago
[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 hours ago

i mean you will always see them photoshopped to look like a sliced kiwi fruit

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 48 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 50 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

They also have one of the largest egg size to mother size ratios of any species of bird.

[–] Mortoc@lemmy.world 17 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

That must feel like such a relief when it’s out…

[–] Splenetic@lemm.ee 23 points 4 hours ago

They say it's the equivalent of a human giving birth to a 10yo. No wonder the mother's bugger off after laying and let the father deal with it

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

wait so where are their organs then

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 5 points 1 hour ago

they get compressed.

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 13 points 4 hours ago

Packed very tightly. I believe the mother can't eat for the last few days of carrying the egg.

[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 8 points 5 hours ago

If you zoom in there is a little bit of space left

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 17 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] NerdInSuspenders@leminal.space 5 points 3 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

And it can hear you.

[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 hours ago

The cacophony of metal clanging, nades blowing and panicked dashing between levels.

Gibbed way too many times by that fucker.

[–] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 hours ago

Well I'll be damned. TIL

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 14 points 6 hours ago (3 children)
[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 hours ago

Walks like chocobo, yell like tiamat

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Man I love SponsorBlock. Saved me 12 seconds, nearly half the video.

Edit: Direct link to the scream for those without.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

There's no sponsor in that video.

... oh god, Youtube's fucking up the video itself to fuck with adblockers.

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 9 points 5 hours ago

SponsorBlock is useful for more than just skipping sponsored segments, you know. The name is misleading; It's way more powerful than that. You can also add "Skip intro" and "skip credits" buttons to videos, just like it's Netflix. Or skip filler and go straight to the meat of the video, like I just did.

Even if you don't mind sponsored segments, you should still give it a try. Its got a lot of useful features. Just disable the sponsor skipping feature and enable the other stuff if you want.

[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 2 points 4 hours ago

Interesting how it enters the stage as a creature from hell and then it becomes softer and they walk off all cute.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 24 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Their call is like the lament of a million souls...

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago

Also, they tear up the forest floor like mad. It looks like the most destructive chicken has come through after a kiwi has been there.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 8 points 6 hours ago

I've seen this before and it's still surprises me. I didn't think they were as small as kiwi fruit. Maybe about the size of a softball but not as round.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 6 hours ago

Someone grow a kiwi fruit that is as big as a kiwi bird, stat!