Miami Zoo allows visitors to pet a kiwi named Paora in bright light and take selfies with the bird for a fee of around 20 dollars (18 euros) Angry New Zealanders launched an online petition on Tuesday under the title "Save this abused k Kiwi" Paora had been sent to the Miami Zoo in 2019 as part of a loan agreement between the Smithsonian National Zoo and the New Zealand government – not yet hatched from the egg. "Kiwis are our precious treasures, not America's toys," the petition reads.