Comment on kiwis!

Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• ch00f@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • Mortoc@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • Splenetic@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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

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      • ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        They gave all they had. And then some, Jesus.

        Most animals have better births than humans but I, a human woman, would not want to be a kiwi bird (avian variety, IDK what words mean over there).

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  • umbrella@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • ch00f@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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      • oo1@lemmings.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah, I can see that from the photo.

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    • huppakee@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • Ledericas@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      they get compressed.

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      • nebulaone@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Organs.zip

        Or organs.tar.gz for my linuxbros.

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  • Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Dear lord, I feel so bad

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  • WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They would make a great replacement for chickens

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