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In the early stages of egg development, a female kiwi can eat the usual amount of food, and in fact needs to eat three times as much to provide the nutrients for the egg. Because the egg is so large relative to the kiwi (it can be as much as 25% of the weight of the bird), when it is nearly full size, it takes up a large space inside the kiwi. In the last few days before the egg is laid, the female kiwi has no space for food in her stomach.

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