Ok,so... this is a Kiwi. He is nocturnal, flightless, monogamous and holds the world record for the largest egg laid (in relation to body size). Imagine a chicken laying an egg about 6 times the size of a regular chicken egg, and you'll have some idea! You can
read more about this fellow at Wikipedia.
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And this chap, like me, is a Kiwi. Actor Karl Urban; you may know him from some small movies like Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, Dredd, etc. You can
find him at IMDB.
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This is a kiwifruit, nor is it a kiwi fruit, or even a kiwi. Actually it was a Chinese Gooseberry first, as it's native to China. You can
read more about it over yonder.
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And this is not what you get if you cut into a Kiwi!
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1.) Eating a Kiwi in NZ is illegal as they are endangered.
2.) Eating a Kiwi in NZ is illegal as cannibals are not highly thought of.
3.) Eating a Kiwifruit however is legal, and encouraged.
NB:
1.) Kiwi (bird) is both singular and plural, as the name comes from the Maori language and they have no distinction for plural in there.
2.) Kiwi (NZers) is singular, and Kiwis is plural.
3.) Kiwifruit is both singular and plural. We do not put two kiwifruits in a lunchbox, we put in two kiwifruit.
Thus concludes Lesson One. Any questions, just... keep them to yourselves. Just kidding!