Easter Eggs

Some facts about kiwi eggs:

• Kiwi eggs are proportionately larger than those of any bird when compared to the size of the mother
  
• An egg may be as much as one quarter of the weight of the mother kiwi
  
• Kiwis lay eggs in nests in hollow logs, natural holes or burrows dug by the male - not in a basket
• A clutch of kiwi eggs tends to contain only one or two eggs
  
• The male kiwi incubates the eggs
  
• Kiwi eggs do not taste of rum and raisin like the eggs pictured
• The eggs of the kiwi are ivory-coloured or greenish-white not black and gold like some Easter eggs
  
• Unlike chocolate eggs, it is illegal to hunt for kiwi eggs
  

Happy Easter!