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 ...

Manukura the white kiwi is among the rarest of birds. And she appears to have regained her mojo after a heart scare during surgery Friday to remove a stone from her gizzard. That means watch out - ...

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 ...