• The kiwi is the only bird with nostrils at the very end of its beak! This helps kiwis use their highly developed sense of smell to locate worms and other food buried in the ground.
• Kiwis are native to New Zealand and have very poor eyesight, seeing only about seven feet at night and less than three feet during the day. They have no tail, have thick hair-like feathers, and cannot fly.

Source: The Learning Kingdom's Cool Fact of the Day (lists.LearningKingdom.com/join/) for November 12, 1997.