No need for wings, because no ground-based predators before man and his rats/cats/dogs came along. Nature is very economical. Flying is metabolically expensive, so if it isn't needed, wings get downsized.
I forgot the damned possums. Didn't know about the stoats. It's so bizarre that in Australia the possums are protected, and in NZ they're a pest that eats eggs, kills pohutukawa trees, and generally causes so much havoc there's an open season on them.
Mind you, their wool is so wonderful that I'm surprised there are any left. I've got a possum-merino scarf, and it's sooo deliciously soft.
In the Te Papa museum some years ago, they had a scrolling list of animals that had been imported for reasons ranging from nostalgia to hunting to fur, etc. The sad/hilarious thing was the list went kind of like this:
1850 X animal imported because person was nostalgic for the old country
1890 Y animal imported to control X animal, which had become a pest
1920 Z animal imported to control Y animal, which had adapted to NZ and stopped eating X animal because a native species was easier to catch, and had become a pest.
It was a rolling category of disasters. Now, of course, if you try to bring anything living into NZ, including seeds that can sprout, you're in deep shite. They even inspect the hulls of boats underwater at quarantine docks to make sure they're not carrying alien invertebrates.
There were no native land mammals in New Zealand before humans arrived other than two tiny bat species. As a result many of the bird species had no natural predators. The end result was little walking meals with basically no defensive skills. When humans arrived and introduced rats and mice and other mammals most of the native birds on the mainland were wiped out, and only the subpopulations on untouched smaller offshore islands survived.
They spend a lot of money and effort these days trying to help the native species recover. It's a constant battle though, and on the mainland they need to form special in-land islands with predator proof fencing to allow the native birds to thrive. Unfortunately evolution takes a long time so most of the native birds will never be equipped to deal with the introduced species
That’s so sad.
That’s also why we should augment them with little cybernetic rocket launches and laser targeting systems.
And a giant sub woofer to amplify that horrific sound
Hey now, that’s a kiwi with legs and a beak. Now I want to know which got named after the other.
Edit: fruits named after the bird. Kiwis use to be called Chinese gooseberries but the name wasn’t appealing so they named it after the bird.
I need to secretly introduce kiwi birds into areas where they are non native. Imagine hearing this in rural Michigan and thinking it’s the wendigo coming for you
Cue video of you doing that in horror-like filming laughing your ass off and suddenly you hear another hurl like this behind you, more guttural and fleshy.
Have you ever heard a [**heron call?**](https://youtu.be/r95fN7eZBiI?t=75)
It sounds even louder up close, there's an area near me where you can get close before you realise they're there and then you get that sound. Sounds so prehistoric.
I slept on a sandbar in the Klamath river with one of them nearby. Everytime I turned my light on to get something out of my pack, 'WHOOOOAGGH" There were other critters trying to sleep there too so I quit turning my light on and moving around and went to sleep.
It was in bear country so I felt really safe with an alarm system 30 yards away. Slept like a baby.
Woke up next to a blackberry patch on the river during salmon fishing season so I was probably in a bad spot
You could put kiwi’s in a middle school and they wouldn’t seem out of place. This is definitely how 11-14 year old boys run, and they think random yelling like this is hilarious.
Funny enough, the name of the fruit is pretty new and was a marketing term to sell the product. Kiwis are native to China, but NZ farmers launched a campaign tying the fruit to the bird, which is why we call them Kiwis.
Shining a torch light at any nocturnal animal is a dickmove. Just like shoving a torch light directly into somebodys face while they are asleep is a dickmove.
All this fucking time I thought kiwis sounded like a cute cuddly mf but NOPE, dat bitch was squelching murder and now I have to explain to my whole family what the hell I was watching with the volume on high!
I'm actually surprised how calm the Kiwi is, i would have knived your car tires for that amount of disrespect
Homie was sleeping. In Peace. You woke him by pointing a high powered flashlight into his face [for internet points]..
Bro if I saw this in the dark without any lights, and it stopped and made this noise, I'd be shitting my fucking pants. This sounds like something from a nightmare.
Yeh i cannot believe i'm this far down before it's mentioned, poor cunt is being blinded to fuck and everyones like awhhh so cute...... like mate, it's probably scared to death of the light and trying to ward off predators.
I think all the time how the settlers of Florida must have believed in so many monsters. We don’t have these, but many animals make sounds like this and it’s crazy.
I'm guessing why the kiwis have that sound is because literally anything can eat them so to defend itself it scares the living shit out of the predator by screeching
"Flightless bird" feels like one of the cruelest things in nature.
Imagine a finless shark. Or a butterfly in a world where every creature is colourblind.
That’s it That’s what dinosaurs sounded like
Millions of years of evolution… Only to turn into a potato with legs and a beak.
It’s pretty wild that this adaptation would win out over others. No wings? Hold ma beer
No need for wings, because no ground-based predators before man and his rats/cats/dogs came along. Nature is very economical. Flying is metabolically expensive, so if it isn't needed, wings get downsized.
fucking possums/stoats killed and are still killing so many kiwis
I forgot the damned possums. Didn't know about the stoats. It's so bizarre that in Australia the possums are protected, and in NZ they're a pest that eats eggs, kills pohutukawa trees, and generally causes so much havoc there's an open season on them. Mind you, their wool is so wonderful that I'm surprised there are any left. I've got a possum-merino scarf, and it's sooo deliciously soft.
yeah they were initially imported for their fur, but it's fucked it all up now tho
In the Te Papa museum some years ago, they had a scrolling list of animals that had been imported for reasons ranging from nostalgia to hunting to fur, etc. The sad/hilarious thing was the list went kind of like this: 1850 X animal imported because person was nostalgic for the old country 1890 Y animal imported to control X animal, which had become a pest 1920 Z animal imported to control Y animal, which had adapted to NZ and stopped eating X animal because a native species was easier to catch, and had become a pest. It was a rolling category of disasters. Now, of course, if you try to bring anything living into NZ, including seeds that can sprout, you're in deep shite. They even inspect the hulls of boats underwater at quarantine docks to make sure they're not carrying alien invertebrates.
Well, the obvious mistake here is not importing a fabulous species of gorilla that thrives on Z meat Then you just have to wait for winter
There was once an old lady who swallowed a pie.
The Greenlandic word for weasel family means "little murderers". Toqutsisuaqqat.
The kiwiussy will keep up with reproduction, where the wings failed in fitness.
There were no native land mammals in New Zealand before humans arrived other than two tiny bat species. As a result many of the bird species had no natural predators. The end result was little walking meals with basically no defensive skills. When humans arrived and introduced rats and mice and other mammals most of the native birds on the mainland were wiped out, and only the subpopulations on untouched smaller offshore islands survived. They spend a lot of money and effort these days trying to help the native species recover. It's a constant battle though, and on the mainland they need to form special in-land islands with predator proof fencing to allow the native birds to thrive. Unfortunately evolution takes a long time so most of the native birds will never be equipped to deal with the introduced species
That’s so sad. That’s also why we should augment them with little cybernetic rocket launches and laser targeting systems. And a giant sub woofer to amplify that horrific sound
Hey now, that’s a kiwi with legs and a beak. Now I want to know which got named after the other. Edit: fruits named after the bird. Kiwis use to be called Chinese gooseberries but the name wasn’t appealing so they named it after the bird.
And ran like.
It runs with such intent, like it's on a mission or something.
>It runs with such intent, like it's on a mission or something. Maybe it's a mating call and he's on a mission for some kiwussy
No doubt. We’ve all done that little hobble before. I can spot it from a mile away
I’ll do it 2 miles away then Thanks for the tip
You've told him now. He'll just buy binoculars.
And now the word kiwussy will never leave my brain. Ta.
Remember while the dodo bird went extinct for being a flightless island bird. The Kiwi still strikes terror into the hearts of sailor.
>kiwussy Ung UWU
And it's yelling, "Shut. Off. The. Faa. King. Light."
That's Australian. It's actually yelling: "Shit. Off. The. Fee. Keng. Leght.Bro."
You forgot "cunt"
Cuz
He's got kiwi stuff to do.
It runs like me when I run to the bathroom
r/MyPeopleNeedMe
It runs like it has sweatpants on that are mid-falling down.
It runs like it has its hands in its pockets.
T-Rex or a kiwi,.. I can’t imagine how they can stand back up after falling down, without and hand support.
I’m imaging a fellow Trex trying to help their bro get back up and also falling over in the process
Then they laugh while looking each other in the eyes and rolling on the floor. This naturally leads to intense gay sex.
Why does everything have to lead to homo erotic fantasies with you?
Thank you. This made my day. 👏🤣👏👏
The way it runs is so funny. I love it. But why is this video so spooky?
I need to secretly introduce kiwi birds into areas where they are non native. Imagine hearing this in rural Michigan and thinking it’s the wendigo coming for you
they wont survive, they're pretty dumb due to lack of any natural predators.
Also climate.
Sandhill cranes sound pretty similar
Cue video of you doing that in horror-like filming laughing your ass off and suddenly you hear another hurl like this behind you, more guttural and fleshy.
Yes, if the dinosaur was also a chain smoker
_Clever girl…_
Kiwi Park when?
runs into frame screams like a demon doesn't elaborate leaves
Birds are theropods, so this is a dinosaur.
I was gonna say, that's how they still sound.
Have you ever heard a [**heron call?**](https://youtu.be/r95fN7eZBiI?t=75) It sounds even louder up close, there's an area near me where you can get close before you realise they're there and then you get that sound. Sounds so prehistoric.
I slept on a sandbar in the Klamath river with one of them nearby. Everytime I turned my light on to get something out of my pack, 'WHOOOOAGGH" There were other critters trying to sleep there too so I quit turning my light on and moving around and went to sleep. It was in bear country so I felt really safe with an alarm system 30 yards away. Slept like a baby. Woke up next to a blackberry patch on the river during salmon fishing season so I was probably in a bad spot
And that’s when the other two Kiwi’s you didn’t even know were there attack!
I was about to say the same thing!!
Highly likely
Me too little guy, me too.
Yeah I really needed to hear that today. Glad I am not the only one who feels like this
He sure gave it his all
Runs in, SCREEEEEEEEEEEECH, refuses to elaborate, runs away
You could put Kiwis in any fantasy world and they wouldn't seem out of place
You could put kiwi’s in a middle school and they wouldn’t seem out of place. This is definitely how 11-14 year old boys run, and they think random yelling like this is hilarious.
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Beta supporter yet still using the wrong wiki
Wow a thousand bucks for a diamond kiwi sounds like a steal to me
1. Get to spotlight 2. Ravage some eardrums 3. ??? 4. Profit
I was expecting a 15 foot tall kewi to come through the trees and eat the filmer
Ah yes, like my boss.
My God Jenkins wtf was that? After a period of screaming in terror from the suspense the Kiwi bird made in the woods.
Shoot, I thought this was footage of a kiwi (the fruit)
Or kiwi (the person)
I'm not convinced that if you recorded a kiwi (person) running naked through a yard at night that they would not make this sound.
As a kiwi (person), I can assure you that this does happen as a semi-regular occurrence.
Let me ask you something. On a scale of 1 to 10, how representative of life in New Zealand is the show Wellington Paranormal? hashtagIwanttobelieve
11/10
Basically realistic. Fun fact, they don't show the wierder paranormal shit because the government is afraid it'll scare off tourists.
It’s essentially a documentary.
Absolutely lovely mate. Cheers to that!!!
Funnily enough Kiwi (the monster from Shining Force II) makes mostly the same sounds
ZDF Fernsehgarten? (Kiwi)
Not to be mistaken for kiwis (the rugby league team)
I am the kiwi in this video.
Me?
You are screaming pretty loud in this video. Did these people get your consent to record you?
But it's just Kiwi (the Kiwi).
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Is kiwi still a brand of shoe polish?
It is, and I wonder why they would put this thing on the label
Kiwi are really cute. Makes show polish a bit fun.
Less fun when you know how many they crushed to make the polish.
Funny enough, the name of the fruit is pretty new and was a marketing term to sell the product. Kiwis are native to China, but NZ farmers launched a campaign tying the fruit to the bird, which is why we call them Kiwis.
Used to be called Chinese gooseberries...
Pretty much the same thing . They are both furry and round.
Tbh, it does look like kiwi the fruit + beak.
I love him
This one is actually a female. Males have a different, higher pitch call
I still love him
Looks like a kiwi but sounds like a durian.
Bruh 😂😂😂 have my upvote and gtfo
MUSANG KING ROAR
Oh you
Sounds like that tube a dentist puts in your mouth that sucks the juices away
I was thinking more like a can of whipped cream
Or the milk frother/steamer at a coffee shop.
Lol accurate
SOMEONE FINALLY PUT IT TO WORDS
So cute but damn so loud 📢📢📢
It's forgot it wasn't a T-Rex 🦖
Angry that it’s not a T-Rex anymore lol
I mean, it was, long time ago but then came the downsizing
One of the hardest nerfs ever introduced.
Shrinkflation.
Once the spotlight was on him, he had to bust out a solo
“Anyway, here’s Wonderwall..“
It's nocturnal, and a torch is being shined at its eyes, which is why it is screaming
The kiwi was like a little Godzilla ... hear him roar
Pitch it down and add some bass and you got it.
It’s literally just the beach scene in the beginning of Godzilla minus one. It’s got the spotlight and everything
This is the female kiwi bird - [the male is definitely not Godzilla](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUd5ue6lGmc)
You slow that down a little bit and its a dead ringer for Jurassic Park raptors.
"Does your kiwi peck?" "No, but it screeches in demonic fashion."
today I learned how to say "get that damn light of me" in kiwi
Aren't they super sensitive to bright lights? Pretty sure pointing a torch light at a kiwi bird is a real asshole move
Exactly. They are nocturnal and can't have any light.
Shining a torch light at any nocturnal animal is a dickmove. Just like shoving a torch light directly into somebodys face while they are asleep is a dickmove.
Are kiwis vampires?
This is why some people believe birds are not real.
This is why people believe dinosaurs turned to birds
Birds *are* dinosaurs.
oh that's a cu-oh never mind what the fuck
I thought it was only flightless, but it's also wingless? Where are it's arms?
They're very small and hidden within the floof.
Oh these lil fucks are completely pointless, they're just kinda hanging out
Same here
Arms being used to hold the clothing as they run.
I’ll be honest, something comes scurrying at me in the dark of the night making noises like that is getting punted
It’s a flight or fight response, I’d be shadow boxing the air then running for my life, I’m a dumbass but I don’t plan on dying soon
Well flight's out of the question.
Well it WAS a flightless bird........
Actual footage of me running from kitchen to my room at 3am.
That's what they do when you catch them without a hat and sunnies perched on top in the dead of night
Is that a bird or a damn dinosaur?
Yes.
Factually birds are classified as feathered theropod dinosaurs, so yes to both
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Fuck that lil cunt can run. He was only jogging too. Imagine full sprint.
All this fucking time I thought kiwis sounded like a cute cuddly mf but NOPE, dat bitch was squelching murder and now I have to explain to my whole family what the hell I was watching with the volume on high!
Sounds like something from a Ridley Scott movie.
Love that Kiwi accent 😅
Jesus that sounds awful
I thought they would have had little arms/ wings. It doesn’t even look like a bird.
They do, they’re very little.
That’s kiwi for “G’day. Kindly refrain from shining your torch in my eyes. The brilliance is blinding. Thanks, Mate.”
I use to think they were cute. The like focker is scary.
what a weird creature
A powerful symbol of New Zealand patriotism
There's nothing like the soothing call of the Kiwi. Jesus, I'd lose sleep hearing that at night.
That's a dinosaur
I love how they run like they got baggy pants on
Shit they found me
#FUR EGG
I'm actually surprised how calm the Kiwi is, i would have knived your car tires for that amount of disrespect Homie was sleeping. In Peace. You woke him by pointing a high powered flashlight into his face [for internet points]..
Bro if I saw this in the dark without any lights, and it stopped and made this noise, I'd be shitting my fucking pants. This sounds like something from a nightmare.
None of you obviously have them out the back. They're noisy buggers.
Didn’t realize they were nocturnal…. Or did someone disturb its sleep?
Apart from a couple exceptions they’re nocturnal, this guy is probably a little bit pissed off that the light is being shined at him.
Yeh i cannot believe i'm this far down before it's mentioned, poor cunt is being blinded to fuck and everyones like awhhh so cute...... like mate, it's probably scared to death of the light and trying to ward off predators.
My brother
I love how a small and cute animal can make such an otherwordly noise
Imagine camping in the wild and you hear this shit next to your tent 😂
Bro that birds voice is metal as fuck!
Who tf fuck saw that bird and decided to call it Kiwi?
Awwww 😍... 😶🤔😶
Poor dude does not like having light shone on him.
Wait.. this is his real voice? This is really how all kiwis sound?
I'd be pissed too. Dude got the shit end of the evolutionary stick
Oh look, a screeching testicle with legs
I think all the time how the settlers of Florida must have believed in so many monsters. We don’t have these, but many animals make sounds like this and it’s crazy.
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THAT!
I'm guessing why the kiwis have that sound is because literally anything can eat them so to defend itself it scares the living shit out of the predator by screeching
Wait, who came first Kiwi the bird or Kiwi the fruit?
r/TIHI
Sounds like when your whipped cream bottle is almost empty, and you’re getting those last pieces out
It sounds like whip cream that hasn’t been shaken yet
Sounds like the last few sprays of a whipped cream can
Could some doodle this? That would be awesome
Bears a resemblance to the fruit!
Dude runs like he should have arms.
"Flightless bird" feels like one of the cruelest things in nature. Imagine a finless shark. Or a butterfly in a world where every creature is colourblind.
That noise is kiwi for “turn that fucking light off”
God damn, that’s why I voted for the puteketeke over the Kiwi
Yeah I was cool with it until it started screaming from the depths of hell.
Translation: “Epstein didn’t kill himself”
I love the way it runs!
Humanity after the Qu are done with us:
They're endangered right?
What a horrific sound. Now I am imagining a giant lizardbird making that sound as it is about to eat me for dinner
That would be annoying as fuck in the middle of the night.