A Kiwi in Russia

 

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It's a long way from the southern climes of New Zealand to the port city of Sochi, Russia -- especially for a creature with no obvious means of getting there. Nevertheless, an endangered (and flightless) kiwi was recently discovered roaming the grounds of a Russian garden some 8,700 miles from home, baffling New Zealand conservation officials about just how it made it all that way. Experts suspect the illegal wildlife trade could be behind the kiwi's big move, noting that one thing is for certain: "It certainly didn't fly there."

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