11 Birds That Are So Round They'll Roll Straight Into Your Heart

Cute animals come in many shapes – some are highly athletic, some are adorably pudgy, and these guys are perfectly spherical and amazingly fluffy animals. Call ‘em birds, or birbs, or orbs. Give ‘em names. But no one can take that smolness and birbness away.

Not To Be Outdone In Borbliness, New Zealand Has The Takahe: The flightless takahē is a unique bird, a conservation icon and a survivor. The takahē is the largest living member of the rail family and the biggest flightless bird to survive in New Zealand. Takahē are found only in New Zealand. They belong to the Rallidae (rail) family of birds.