Rare white kiwi has surgery for stones
Post on: 2011-11-02 By: admin
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The world's only known white kiwi has survived surgery to remove stones from its gizzard, New Zealand wildlife officials said.
The rare white bid, which is not an albino but a rare color variation, underwent two procedures with veterinarians at Wellington Hospital using lasers to successfully break apart the rocks, the BBC reported Monday.
X-rays revealed the 6-month-old chick named Manakura, living at a North Island wildlife center, had two large stones obstructing its guts.
Kiwis, like other birds, swallow stones to help digest food but Manukura apparently swallowed stones larger than it could handle.
Manakura pulled through and is recovering in isolation from other animals, officials at the wildlife center said.
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