They were the largest terrestrial animals and dominant herbivores in New Zealand's forest, shrubland, and subalpine ecosystems until the arrival of the Māori, and were hunted only by Haast's eagle. Moa extinction occurred within 100 years of human settlement of New Zealand, primarily due to overhunting. [7]

2014年3月17日 · Did we alone drive the giant birds over the brink, or were they already on their way out thanks to disease and volcanic eruptions? Now, a new genetic study of moa fossils points to humankind as the sole perpetrator of the birds' extinction.

2025年2月1日 · Moa, any of several extinct ostrichlike flightless birds native to New Zealand that make up the order Dinornithiformes. They ranged in size from as big as a turkey to larger than an ostrich; some stood as tall as 3 meters (10 feet). DNA evidence suggests that moa are related to South American tinamous.

The Moa was a large flightless birds that lived on the islands of New Zealand. These birds looked like a massive version of the emu. Unlike ostriches, emus, cassowaries, and other flightless birds, Moas didn’t have any wings at all.

The Moa were perhaps the most unusual family of birds that ever lived. Some boasted legs built like an elephant, others laid eggs the size of rugby balls, and the giant moa was the tallest bird ever to walk the planet. They evolved in isolation over millions of years, roaming the forests of New Zealand, […]

2024年5月29日 · New Zealand was once ruled by flightless birds called moa. These herbivores could reach 3 meters tall and were found across both of country’s main islands. But the arrival of people in the late...

2022年3月28日 · The Moa, also known as the Giant Moa, was a genus of large-size birds that were endemic to the island nation of New Zealand several centuries back. These flightless birds, which existed in nine species under six genera, lived in the country for several thousand years before the Māori colonists settled in the country in around 1300 AD.

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Moa were large, flightless birds that lived in New Zealand until about 500 years ago. There were nine species of these extinct birds. They belong to the ratite group of birds, which also includes ostriches, emus and kiwi. Genetic comparisons suggest that the closest relatives of moa are the flighted tinamous of South America. Extinction

2024年3月24日 · Did you know that the moa bird, an extinct flightless bird from New Zealand, was not only the largest bird species in the world but also one of the most ancient? Standing up to 3 meters tall and weighing up to 250 kg, the moa bird was truly a marvel of nature.