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Moa Extinction: How Humans Wiped Out New Zealand’s Giant Birds In Just 300 Years
New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human ...
Moa Went Extinct in Just 300 Years. Scientists Reveal Why
New research reveals that the extinction of New Zealand’s giant, flightless moa was inevitable after human arrival. Using ...
Mike Yardley: Autumn alpine frolics in Ruapehu
The drama and grandeur of Ruapehu is power-packed as a year-round wonderland for outdoorsy adventure. Crowned by the triple ...
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Pastures Past: The many moa discoveries of the 1930s
The kiwi may be regarded as a moa in miniature ... Nowhere else on earth can another truly wingless bird be found. A giant leg-bone only was Professor Owen’s key to its complete description ...
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Kiwi Robinson leads World Cup giant slalom in Sestriere
Alice Robinson leads the way after the first run of Friday's giant slalom in Sestiere as Mikaela Shiffrin was left way off the pace in her bid for a 100th World Cup win. The New Zealander is in ...
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Shiffrin flops out of Sestriere giant slalom as Kiwi Robinson leads
Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait for her 100th alpine skiing World Cup win after failing to qualify for the second run of Saturday's giant slalom in Sestriere, which is led by Alice Robinson.
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When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers
More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins, ostriches, and kiwi birds. In a new study in the journal Evolution ...
Galápagos Island Bird Considered Extinct Seen After 190 Years
The Galapagos Rail had not been seen on this island since Charles Darwin's visit to the archipelago in 1835, until now.