The kiwi was originally hatched in May 2011 with a rare genetic trait that caused her to have white feathers instead of brown Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working ...

A rare, snow-white kiwi bird that inspired a children’s book and was the first of its kind ever hatched in captivity has died in New Zealand after multiple surgeries to remove an unfertilized egg. The ...

A rare white kiwi bird that was the first of its kind to be born in captivity has died. The kiwi — named Manukura, which means "of chiefly status" in Māori — died on Sunday, according to a social ...