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What came first: the kiwi or its enormous egg? Credit: Rod Morris Photography
Feature: Flight of the Kiwi
Michael Lee & Trevor Worthy
How did large flightless birds such as emus, ostriches and kiwis disperse around the globe? Surprisingly, it seems they flew everywhere.
 Browse: Australia’s Giant Flightless Fowl’s Far-Flung Family