Yeah, there are several different varieties. They're very rare though, and they're nocturnal.

对，有很多种同几维鸟。过几维鸟非常稀有，而且它是夜行动物。

But as much as Kiwis love the kiwi, not everyone thinks this is a great idea.

虽然新西兰人爱几维鸟，但是并是所有人都同意这一做法。

New Zealanders proudly display their kiwi, a native flightless bird.

新西兰人则骄傲地展示几维，一种会飞鸟。

New Zealanders, who are also known as Kiwis, are relaxed people who love outdoor life.

新西兰人，也被认为是“几维”，是爱好户外运动休闲人群。

Still others, like the kiwi, were able to do without flight because the islands on which they live had few native predators.

还有一些鸟，比如几维鸟，可用飞行就能生存，因为它居住小岛几乎没有天敌。

New Zealand is famous for its flightless birds. The kiwi is a symbol of the country. Scientists say these are vulnerable.

新西兰会飞鸟类而知名。几维鸟是这个国家象征。科家表示这些鸟很容易受到伤害。

But they're actually most closely related to the kiwi bird, which is chicken size. So that's kind of surprising.

但它实际上与几维鸟最接近，但几维鸟和鸡一样大。这有点令人惊讶。

Kiwis are surprisingly tough and resilient.

几维鸟生存能力和适应能力都非常地强。

There are about 90 initiatives to save the kiwis in New Zealand.

在新西兰大约有90项拯救几维鸟倡议。

Wow, so I only knew of the kiwi and of course the penguin, but I didn't know of other ones. So first the kiwi. It doesn't fly, right?

哇哦，我只知道几维鸟和企鹅会飞，知道会飞鸟类。首先来说几维鸟。这种鸟会飞，对吧？

Now when you think of New Zealand, you might think of kiwis which is the country's iconic national bird but the population of these flightless birds has plummeted.

当你想到新西兰，你可能还会想到几维鸟，它是新西兰国鸟，但这种会飞鸟数量正在急剧下降。

Kiwi is actually a Maori name, and Maori are the native people of New Zealand.

几维是毛利语，毛利是新西兰原住民。

A group of Kiwis raised in a breeding program was released near Wellington last November.

去年11月，一群在繁殖计划中饲养出来几维鸟在惠灵顿附近被放生。

So, I thought they'd be like kangaroos in Australia, or something like you go and there's one.

我本来为几维鸟和澳大利亚袋鼠一样，随处可见。

Conservationists say that most people have never seen a kiwi in the wild and estimate that there are only about 70,000 of them left in the country.

自然资源保护者说，大多数人从来没有在野外见过几维鸟，据估计，这个国家只剩下大约7万只几维鸟。

It's one of my favorite animals. I just think they look so cool, so when I go to New Zealand, I have to make sure I see a kiwi.

骆驼是我最喜爱动物之一。我认为骆驼看上去非常酷，我想我去新西兰时候，一定要确保我能看到几维鸟。

Ever since people came here we've had a special connection with the animal known as the kiwi, Central Tamari Mirth sports teams, our rugby league team, our defense force, you know, even when we go overseas, we're known as kiwis.

自从这个地方有人开始，我就和一种叫做几维鸟动物有了一种特殊联系，包括中央塔马里欢乐队，及我橄榄球联盟、我国防军，即使是在国外，我也会因为几维鸟而被人熟知。

Like and are the kiwi all over? Like are there different types of kiwi?

到处都能看到几维鸟吗？几维鸟是否有同种类？

The Kiwi House it's called. Or just look up zoos.

几维鸟园。或者去动物园。

Experts say that could be the first-time wild Kiwis lived in the area in about a century.

专家说，这可能是大约一个世纪来这个地区第一次出现野生几维鸟。