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Scientists launch effort to resurrect extinct giant flightless bird
But many scientists are sceptical of the ethics behind such costly “de-extinction” efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Neither dire wolves nor mammoths, this is the animal that has been de-extinct: the moa, a wingless bird of colossal dimensions
The Oceanic country has been inhabited by numerous strange creatures, some of them already extinct, such as the moa, a ...
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Why giant moa — a bird that once towered over humans — are even harder to de-extinct than dire wolves
Colossal Biosciences has announced a partnership to resurrect giant flightless birds called moa. But the company's recent ...
‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long-shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa
Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech ...
After dire wolf's return, Peter Jackson wants to bring back this New Zealand bird
Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to ...
Lord of the Wings? ‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs plan to ‘de-extinct’ New Zealand bird
In a “Jurassic Park”-esque fashion, “Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson and the Texas-based biotech company Colossal ...
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Colossal plans to resurrect New Zealand’s giant flightless birds from extinction
Colossal Biosciences, known for its de-extinction efforts with woolly mammoths and dodos, is now targeting the restoration of ...
‘Little’ creature feared locally extinct for decades rediscovered in New Zealand
If Graham’s ears were correct — honed by his profession as a Biodiversity ranger — then he knew he was hearing two creatures ...
Giant, flightless bird is next target for de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences
A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human ...
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Moa or less: Extinct 'robust' birds of New Zealand might not have been ...
Moa or less: Extinct 'robust' birds of New Zealand might not have been so robust after all. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 12 / 131218170853.htm.
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Origins of giant extinct New Zealand bird traced to Africa
Origins of giant extinct New Zealand bird traced to Africa. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 02 / 190221110359.htm. University of Adelaide.