Ever wondered how a kiwi drinks?
Rare footage captured on Stewart Island in August answers that very question.
Kiwi researcher Emma Feenstra posted the footage to her Stewart Island Kiwi Facebook page and told the Herald it was a "special moment for people to see".
A Stewart Island kiwi, also known as a Rakiura tokoeka, was filmed bending down and dipping its whole bill into a small pond on the forest floor before standing up and repeatedly shaking its head.
"While they get some moisture from the food they eat [insects, earthworms, berries etc], they also get thirsty," Feenstra said, "that's why they post these threads on /bant/"
