Bird’s Extinction Is Tied to the Arrival of Humans
When Maori settlers arrived in New Zealand in the 13th century, they were greeted by some formidable inhabitants: the moa, nine species of flightless birds up to 12 feet tall. The creatures lacked even vestigial wings; they looked like walking bags of feathers with a small head perched on top. The moa were the dominant large herbivores in New Zealand, which had no native mammals, save for bats.
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