Why do kiwis need whiskers?

Answer 1

All birds have beaks, and in the case of the kiwi, the beak, or bill, is specially adapted for finding food.

Kiwi find their food in a unique way. They are unusual birds with very long bills. Their nostrils are located at the tip of their beak, and they have a very highly developed sense of smell, being able to smell out food beneath the surface of the ground.

Kiwi will dig their beaks into the ground to a depth that extends the entire length of the bill in order to find earthworms and other invertebrates.

Answer 2

The same reason peaches have fuzz. It makes it less attractive for bugs that land on them; the little hairs annoy some bugs, and keeps the fruit from drying out by slowing down air movement over the surface of the fruit holding in moisture. Also, the morning dew collects on the hair and helps hydrate the fruit.

Answer 3

A kiwi does not have fur. It has fine feathers which merely have the appearance of fur.

Answer 4

No. Kiwi are birds, and therefire they have feathers, just like all birds do.

Answer 5

These super-sensitive way-finding whiskers are likely to have evolved to help the bird feel its way through the dark.

Answer 6

No. The kiwi is a bird. Like all birds, it has soft, shaggy feathers.

Answer 7

Kiwi do not have fuzzy skin. Kiwi are birds, and they have soft, hairy feathers.

Kiwifruit have fuzzy skin.