Only the extinct 10-foot-tall moas of New Zealand were taller than this 8-foot African bird
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giant moa (Dinornis sp.), new zealand - extinct. extinct ... - Pinterest  10 Birds that Have Gone Extinct in Modern Times: The Giant Moa ... African Elephant - 12 feet tall / 6 tonnes Indricotherium - 20 feet tall / 20 tonnes ..... They were the only bird to be an apex predator. ... Prehistoric Animals stood over 8 feet tall ..... There were several species of moa, some taller than the elephant bird a.
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giant moa (Dinornis sp.), new zealand - extinct. extinct birds, london ...  The giant moa of New Zealand which apparently became extinct about 5 ... Sivatherium ('Shiva's beast)' is an extinct genus of giraffid that ranged throughout Africa to the ..... Titanis walleri This North American bird, which stood over 8 feet tall, would ..... There were several species of moa, some taller than the elephant bird a.
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Elephant bird - Wikipedia  Elephant birds are members of the extinct family Aepyornithidae. Elephant birds were large to ... Aepyornis, believed to have been more than 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and weighing ... with numerous authors treating them all in just one species, A. maximus. ... that the closest living relatives of elephant birds are New Zealand kiwis.
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Moa - Wikipedia  The moa were nine species (in six genera) of flightless birds endemic to New Zealand. The two largest species, Dinornis robustus and Dinornis novaezelandiae, reached about 3.6 m (12 ft) ... The spine was attached to the rear of the head rather than the base, indicating ...... 8 Birds I Tinamous and Ratites to Hoatzins (2 ed.).
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Rare & Extinct Creatures - Moa & Elephant Bird - the messybeast  Madagascar was settled around 2000 years ago by African and Indonesian ... In all there are only about 12 species known; two, perhaps three species of ostrich in Africa, ... There were several species of moa, some taller than the elephant bird at 7 ft (2 ... The first Polynesians arrived in New Zealand around the 10th century,...
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Elephant bird - Wikipedia  Elephant birds are members of the extinct family Aepyornithidae. Elephant birds were large to enormous flightless birds that once lived on the ... The elephant birds, which were giant ratites native to Madagascar, have been extinct ... in the 1640s and 1650s, mentions an ostrich-like bird said to inhabit unpopulated regions.
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Jabiru Stork - Lamar University  Jabiru mycteria is an extraordinary bird that is one of the largest birds in the New World. ... standing at about an average of 5 feet and have a wingspan of 8 feet. It has a ... Its heavy beak is significantly designed to catch its preys ("The Belize Zoo"). ... Although they have a wingspan of about 8 feet, their flapping is rather slow,...
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Easter Island (Rapa Nui) & Moai Statues - Live Science  Oct 16, 2012 ... The purpose of these statues is a mystery. ... Chile, the closest South American country, is located about 2,300 miles (3,700 km) to the east. ... The famous carvings are massive, up to 40 feet (12 meters) tall and 75 tons in weight. ... Some of Easter Island's famous stone Moai statues stood more than 30 feet...
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Elephant bird - Wikipedia  Elephant birds are members of the extinct family Aepyornithidae. Elephant birds were large to enormous flightless birds that once lived on the island of Madagascar. ... Aepyornis, believed to have been more than 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and weighing ... Island eggshells are considered to belong to extinct North African birds that may...
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Flightless Birds | Answers in Genesis  Jan 1, 2015 ... But five families of flightless birds do not have this keel. ... New Zealand has no native land mammals, but surprisingly kiwis ... Kiwis are nocturnal but have poor night vision, contrary to evolutionary theory for nocturnal birds. .... these islands for hunting, along with predatory animals such as cats, dogs, rats,...
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Dodo - Wikipedia  The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of ... Strickland stated that although not identical, these birds shared many ... The dodo differed from other pigeons mainly in the small size of the wings and .... of dodos depicted in Europe to these birds having been overfed in captivity;...
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Moa - Wikipedia  The moa were nine species (in six genera) of flightless birds endemic to New Zealand. The two largest species, Dinornis robustus and Dinornis novaezelandiae, reached about 3.6 m (12 ft) ..... Like many other birds, moa swallowed gizzard stones (gastroliths), which were retained in their ...... Retrieved May 10, 2010. Turvey...
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Marsupial - Wikipedia  Marsupials are any members of the mammalian infraclass Marsupialia. All extant marsupials ... Ossified patellae are absent in most modern marsupials (though a small ... The largest living marsupial, the red kangaroo, grows up to 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) in ... Some species show resemble higher mammals and are examples of...
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Easter Island - New World Encyclopedia  Sep 10, 2013 ... Easter Island's distinctive stone megaliths, or moai, were probably carved in a period from the thirteenth ... Two Chilean ships had visited the island beginning in 1837. .... They vary in height from 10 to 40 feet (three meters to 12 meters). ... The Statues that Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island.
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Rare & Extinct Creatures - Moa & Elephant Bird - the messybeast  The Elephant Bird (Aepyornis maximus) inhabited the island of Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa. ... They stood 10 ft (3 metres) tall and weighed approximately 1000 lbs (455 kg); although some .... to believe that they lived on till within the last five hundred or four hundred years, if not to a considerably later date.
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List of largest birds - Wikipedia  The largest living bird, a member of the Struthioniformes, is the ostrich (Struthio camelus), from the plains of Africa and Arabia. A large male ostrich can reach a height of 2.8 m (9.2 ft) and weigh over 156 kg (344 lb). A mass of 200 kg (440 lb) has been cited for the ostrich but no wild ostriches ... These species are almost all flightless, which allows for these particular birds...
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The Mysterious Moai These Gigantic, Ancient Stone Statues Aren't ...  Jan 14, 2001 ... The Mysterious Moai These Gigantic, Ancient Stone Statues Aren't The Only ... Yan is a British-educated 28-year-old, whose father is a Chilean doctor and ... centuries, although some were erected as long ago as the 10th century. ... The ahu of Easter Island vary in length - the longest one is 300 feet, while...
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Giant 6-foot-8 penguin discovered in Antarctica | MNN - Mother ...  Aug 4, 2014 ... The largest penguin species ever discovered has been unearthed in Antarctica, and its size is almost incomprehensible. Standing at 6 foot 8...
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Rare & Extinct Creatures - Moa & Elephant Bird - the messybeast  The Elephant Bird (Aepyornis maximus) inhabited the island of Madagascar, off the ... Dutch and French expeditions established coastal settlements after 1509, .... They were probably hunted by native people 1000-2000 years before European contact. ... forests and on the grasslands and which the Maoris called 'Moas'.
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Candidate species | Revive & Restore  GreatAuk. Great Auk. Upland_Moa. New Zealand giant moa. elephant_bird ... What about the Rodrigues solitaire or perhaps the baiji, both two animals that I ... to the Siberian/North American ecosystem of the ice age; they should be included.
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Smallest Bird, Largest Bird, Fastest Bird, Slowest Bird | Birds of a ...  Smallest Bird of Prey The black-legged falconet ( Micrphierax fringlius ) of ... Males weigh 20-27 pounds and have a wingspan of at least 10 feet. .... The home of the Elephant Bird was the island of Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa. ... When the Maori people moved to New Zealand over 1,000 years ago, they...