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Masking tape saves endangered kiwi chick

dr. dolittle | October 19, 2016

In true MacGyver fashion, an employee at the Rainbow Springs Nature Park in New Zealand repaired a damaged kiwi bird egg with masking tape thus protecting the chick from dehydration. The newly hatched bird was appropriately named Fissure. Photo of Fissure from Rainbow Springs Nature Park.

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