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grandpoobahlast Wednesday at 2:58 PM3 repliesview on HN

I'll never understand why we New Zealanders chose a flightless defenseless bird as our national bird when we have so many other great candidates.


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throwaway7783last Wednesday at 4:11 PM

I am now obliged to mention bird of the year pūteketeke!

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tombertlast Thursday at 1:07 AM

Kiwis are very unique and distinctive looking, so it makes sense to an outsider like me. Keas are cool but they kind of just look like parrots.

woriklast Wednesday at 7:22 PM

Not so defenseless