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Piwi the kiwi - Source: ONE News -
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Vets at Massey University in Palmerston North are using a treadmill in the treatment of an injured kiwi.
Piwi the kiwi is building up strength after surgery on both of his legs, which he broke in the bush.
Check out Piwi's treadmill workout
Vets said the exercise had produced good muscle tone for the injured bird. However they said Piwi gets grumpy by the end of his workout and just wants to hide in his box.
"He was not having a bar of it - he would sit down," said vet Lisa Argilla of Massey Wildlife.
"Kiwis are actually quite stubborn."
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