How Kiwi Evolved
It is thought that today’s kiwi evolved from one ancestor that lived about 50 million years ago: a proto-kiwi.
LINKS TO EXPLORE:
1: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-kiwi/kiwi-facts/how-kiwi-evolved/
2: https://savethekiwi.nz/about-kiwi/kiwi-facts/hidden-bird-of-tane/
YOUR TASK:
Explore Link 1 & in your Reading Book, write down the answers these to questions:
Question 1: Why did the kiwi have no need to fly?
Question 2: How have their feathers evolved to suit their ground-based lifestyle?
Question 3: How is their vision suited to their nocturnal lifestyle?
Question 4: How is their beak suited to their life on the ground?
