This little kiwi chick was only eight days old when he was found rolled into a ball in the middle of a dry farm paddock, barely alive and baking under the hot sun. The farmer who found him took him to the Whangarei Bird Recovery Centre, where he has thrived.
Rescued baby kiwi faces freedom
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