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Moa are flightless birds native to New Zealand. Unlike other birds, including its closest genetic relatives, Moa lacked wings. Until the arrival of the Maori people, Moa had only natural predators. Its extinction is the result of overhunting by humans.

Moa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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) in height with neck outstretched, and weighed about 230 kg (510 lb). When Polynesians settled New Zealand in CE 1280, the moa population was about 58,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa
Upland Moa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The upland Moa (Megalapteryx didinus) was a species of Moa bird endemic to New Zealand. It was a member of the ratite family, a type of flightless bird with no keel on the sternum. It was the last Moa species to become extinct, vanishing around 1500 AD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland_moa
Megalapteryx - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Facts and information about the moa bird Megalapteryx and thousands of other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/m/megalapteryx.html
Rare & Extinct Creatures - Moa & Elephant Bird - MessyBeast

The Elephant Bird (Aepyornis maximus) inhabited the island of Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa. Madagascar was settled around 2000 years ago by African and Indonesian peoples. Legends of the giant roc (rukh) in Arab folklore were probably based on the elephant bird. During the 9th century, Saracen and Indian traders visited Madagascar and other parts of the African coast and would have encountered these birds.
http://messybeast.com/extinct/moa.htm
BBC Nature - Moas Videos, News and Facts

Moas were unique among flightless birds, having lost any trace that they once had wings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Moa
Moa Birds - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Facts and information about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/articles/moa-birds.html
Extinct Giant Moa Bird Loses Weight, Strength, in New Study - Livescience

Researchers have found that moa birds, an extinct species thought to have had robust, large bones, may not have had such robust bones after all.
http://www.livescience.com/42076-giant-moa-loses-weight.html
Moa - Extinct Bird - Britannica

Any of several extinct, ostrichlike flightless birds native to New Zealand and constituting the order Dinornithiformes.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/moa
Why Did New Zealand's Moas Go Extinct? - AAAS

Scientists finally solve mystery of famed bird's disappearance.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/03/why-did-new-zealands-moas-go-extinct

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Moa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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) in height with neck outstretched, and weighed about 230 kg (510 lb). When Polynesians settled New Zealand in CE 1280, the moa population was about 58,000.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa
Upland Moa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The upland Moa (Megalapteryx didinus) was a species of Moa bird endemic to New Zealand. It was a member of the ratite family, a type of flightless bird with no keel on the sternum. It was the last Moa species to become extinct, vanishing around 1500 AD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upland_moa
Megalapteryx - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Facts and information about the moa bird Megalapteryx and thousands of other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/m/megalapteryx.html
Rare & Extinct Creatures - Moa & Elephant Bird - MessyBeast

The Elephant Bird (Aepyornis maximus) inhabited the island of Madagascar, off the eastern coast of Africa. Madagascar was settled around 2000 years ago by African and Indonesian peoples. Legends of the giant roc (rukh) in Arab folklore were probably based on the elephant bird. During the 9th century, Saracen and Indian traders visited Madagascar and other parts of the African coast and would have encountered these birds.
http://messybeast.com/extinct/moa.htm
BBC Nature - Moas Videos, News and Facts

Moas were unique among flightless birds, having lost any trace that they once had wings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Moa
Moa Birds - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Facts and information about dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.
http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/articles/moa-birds.html
Extinct Giant Moa Bird Loses Weight, Strength, in New Study - Livescience

Researchers have found that moa birds, an extinct species thought to have had robust, large bones, may not have had such robust bones after all.
http://www.livescience.com/42076-giant-moa-loses-weight.html
Moa - Extinct Bird - Britannica

Any of several extinct, ostrichlike flightless birds native to New Zealand and constituting the order Dinornithiformes.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/moa
Why Did New Zealand's Moas Go Extinct? - AAAS

Scientists finally solve mystery of famed bird's disappearance.
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/03/why-did-new-zealands-moas-go-extinct

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Moa are flightless birds native to New Zealand. Unlike other birds, including its closest genetic relatives, Moa lacked wings. Until the arrival of the Maori people, Moa had only natural predators. Its extinction is the result of overhunting by humans.

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