The World’s Largest Flightless Bird - The Moa: Does It Still Exist? »

Posted By Chambo 9 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & Technology

The Moa, native only to a chain of islands at the bottom of the world known as Aotearoa (meaning The Land of The Long White Cloud), was cut off from all predators with the exception of the worlds largest eagle, the Haast Eagle and so was able to thrive. A flightless bird closely related to today’ s ostrich, emu and cassowary, the Moa stood at around 12 feet tall and weighed upwards of 500 pounds.

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