Ancient DNA ends Aussie claim to kiwi origins

Thursday, May 22, 2014 - 13:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Australia can no longer lay claim to the origins of the iconic New Zealand kiwi following University of Adelaide research published in the journal Science today showing the kiwi's closest relative is not the emu as was previously thought.

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