Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Note: I couldn't find the giant Moa sounds and I have no idea
Imagine an overgrown ostrich that weighed more than 600 pounds and stood 10 feet tall-the height of a basketball goal-and you have the giant moa. Now extinct, this big bird munched on twigs and branches on the islands of New Zealand, living there with little fear of predators-that is, until humans came along. Tribes that migrated to New Zealand wiped out the giant moa by the 17th century. They Lived in New Zealand and The Ice Age, but Sadly They went extinct in 1600s and They are become Fossils in 1853
Moa are traditionally placed in the ratite group. Genetic studies have found that their closest relatives are the flighted South American tinamous, once considered a sister group to ratites. The nine species of moa were the only wingless birds lacking even vestigial wings, which all other ratites have. They were the largest terrestrial animals and dominant herbivores in New Zealand's forest, shrubland, and subalpine ecosystems until the arrival of the Māori, and were hunted only by Haast's eagle. Moa extinction occurred within 100 years of human settlement of New Zealand, primarily because of overhunting.
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@disneyvillainrocket1
@spencerstark6420
@TigersharkNation2691
Note: I couldn't find the giant Moa sounds and I have no idea
Imagine an overgrown ostrich that weighed more than 600 pounds and stood 10 feet tall-the height of a basketball goal-and you have the giant moa. Now extinct, this big bird munched on twigs and branches on the islands of New Zealand, living there with little fear of predators-that is, until humans came along. Tribes that migrated to New Zealand wiped out the giant moa by the 17th century. They Lived in New Zealand and The Ice Age, but Sadly They went extinct in 1600s and They are become Fossils in 1853
Moa are traditionally placed in the ratite group. Genetic studies have found that their closest relatives are the flighted South American tinamous, once considered a sister group to ratites. The nine species of moa were the only wingless birds lacking even vestigial wings, which all other ratites have. They were the largest terrestrial animals and dominant herbivores in New Zealand's forest, shrubland, and subalpine ecosystems until the arrival of the Māori, and were hunted only by Haast's eagle. Moa extinction occurred within 100 years of human settlement of New Zealand, primarily because of overhunting.
ft: @thomashuffman3237
@disneyvillainrocket1
@spencerstark6420
@TigersharkNation2691
