The moa was nine foot tall and inhabited New Zealand. The moa was a favorite dish of the Maoris, the good taste of this flightless giant became it’s undoing.
The moa was an herbivore, eating tree leaves and shrubs.
- The moa stood over nine feet tall
There were at least 10 different species ranging from the size of a turkey to over nine feet tall. It was long believed the moa beacme extinct shortly after Eurpean contact around the 1600′s. New research suggests they became extinct far earlier. A number of skeletons exist. There is some hope that the moa could be brought back with genetic engineering.
Long thought to be rleated to the kiwi, recent evidence suggest the moa is more closely related to the emu. The moa did have a natural enemy in the Haast’s eagle, also extinct.
You can find more resources about the moa at Wikipedia, here.
Over the years there have been numerous reported sightings of the moa. Atholl Anderson published an article in 1989, explaining the possiblity of a species of moa surviving.
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Still searching for the moa,
Albert Grande
Bimwah-in-Training
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