Monday, June 15, 2009

How Well Does A Kiwi Smell?

We read a book today called "How well does a kiwi smell?", it really interesting did you know that the kiwi  can smell really well according to Bernice Wenzel, a scientist who did some kiwi experiments.  The kiwi has one of the best noses in the world.  Bernice Wenzel has proven that the kiwi can smell  worms really well in the dirt.  It can smell the food without tasting it.  First they put food in the small little ice-cream cone shape, then they put soil in the little cones there are three aluminium  cones and the soil fills up to about two centimeters before the top. Then they put food, like worms and huhu grubs,  they put mesh over the three tubes to stop the kiwi tasting the soil.  It was really interesting it was the most interesting book ever.  Check it out in the New Zealand School Journal Number 1 1989 part 3 I recommend this book from Nico Van Beek.

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