Assertion: kiwi | /r/RelatedTo | the emu
Facets:
value: more closely
type: DEGREE
value: among extant ratites
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Although it was long presumed that the kiwi was closely related to the other New Zealand ratites, the moa, recent DNA studies have identified its closest relative as the extinct elephant bird of Madagascar, and among extant ratites, the kiwi is more closely related to the emu and the cassowaries than to the moa.
text: Additionally, kiwi are more closely related to emus and cassowaries than to moa; the latter are actually closest to the weakly flying tinamous of South America.
text: The kiwi is thought to be related to the ostrich and the emu, making the kiwi the smallest member of this family of birds.
text: However, recent DNA studies indicate that the ostrich is more closely related to the moa and the kiwi is more closely related to the emu and the cassowaries.