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[–] [email protected] 99 points 1 week ago (4 children)

They also have one of the largest egg size to mother size ratios of any species of bird.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That must feel like such a relief when it’s out…

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They say it's the equivalent of a human giving birth to a 10yo. No wonder the mother's bugger off after laying and let the father deal with it

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

They gave all they had. And then some, Jesus.

Most animals have better births than humans but I, a human woman, would not want to be a kiwi bird (avian variety, IDK what words mean over there).

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

wait so where are their organs then

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Packed very tightly. I believe the mother can't eat for the last few days of carrying the egg.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I can see that from the photo.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

If you zoom in there is a little bit of space left

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

they get compressed.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Organs.zip

Or organs.tar.gz for my linuxbros.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think if your organs are all tarred up, you have a problem

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yea, it's called smoking. They're probably French.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Dear lord, I feel so bad

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

They would make a great replacement for chickens