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Not down for the count, the scruffy little guy with spots is back from the brink of extinction.

A person gently holds a kiwi bird, showcasing its distinctive beak and feet.

The little, spotted kiwi – known locally as kiwi pukupuku – has been discovered in the wild on New Zealand’s South Island for the first time in 50 years! The iconic kiwi bird – so famous that New Zealanders themselves are known colloquially as “kiwis” – is a flightless bird distinguished by their unusually narrow,…

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