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'''Moa''' were large, flightless birds, [[endemic]] to New Zealand. They stood up to 13 feet tall and could weight almost 600lbs. They were eaten to extinction by the native [[Maori]] population.
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'''Moa''' were a number of species of large, flightless birds, [[endemic]] to New Zealand. They ranged in size from a little larger than a turkey, to 13 feet tall, weighing almost 600lbs. They were hunted to extinction shortly after the arrival of the native [[Maori]] population.
  
 
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Revision as of 07:14, October 12, 2012

Moa were a number of species of large, flightless birds, endemic to New Zealand. They ranged in size from a little larger than a turkey, to 13 feet tall, weighing almost 600lbs. They were hunted to extinction shortly after the arrival of the native Maori population.

References

Encyclopaedia of New Zealand - Moa
Moa on TerraNature

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