North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli, with only one leg

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Sparky a North Island Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli, with only one leg after the other had been amputated after it was caught in a gin trap. Northland, New Zealand. Brown Kiwi are found throughout the North Island, occurring near Northland, Coromandel, Eastern North Island, Aroha Island, Little Barrier Island, Kawau Island, Ponui Island, and Wanganui Region. The North Island Brown has demonstrated a remarkable resilience: it has adapted to live on scrub-like farm land, pine (an introduced tree) plantations, and their native forests, but it still prefers dense, sub-tropical and temperate forest.

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Northland, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Ross Armstrong / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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