Regular Tet Zoo readers will recall the article from March on ratite and tinamou evolution. Ratites, just in case you don't know, are the flightless kiwi, ostriches, rheas, emus and so on, while ...

Like many ratite farmers, she and Okie sell the empty eggshells to crafters, who carve designs in them or paint them to meet the apparently large demand for decorated ostrich, emu and rhea eggs. It ...

New research has shattered the idea that New Zealand’s iconic kiwi bird is a close relative of Australia’s emu. Instead, the kiwi has a closer connection with a giant flightless bird that was the ...