GK
GENERAL SCIENCE
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Question
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Penguin
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Rhea
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Kiwi
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Ostrich
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kiwi is the smallest living flightless bird. It is found in New Zealand. Kiwis are flightless birds.
Detailed explanation-2: -Flightless birds are birds that through evolution lost the ability to fly. There are over 60 extant species, including the well known ratites (ostriches, emu, cassowaries, rheas, and kiwi) and penguins. The smallest flightless bird is the Inaccessible Island rail (length 12.5 cm, weight 34.7 g).
Detailed explanation-3: -Kiwi are stout birds, standing 1.5 to 2 feet tall (0.5 to 0.6 meters) tall with females at 4.5 to 8.5 pounds (2 to 3.9 kilograms) weighing more than males at 3 to 7 pounds (1.4 to 3.2 kilograms). Kiwi are native to New Zealand. The kiwi’s original habitat was moist coniferous forest dominated by kauri and tree ferns.