Cryptozoology: The Evolution of the Moa

#shorts #CE #alleged sightings #New Zealand #Moa persistence The mighty moa was an avian giant that stalked the earth as the tallest bird in history. Despite its enormous size, it’s believed to have gone extinct before Europeans first reached its native home of New Zealand, and yet alleged sightings of the bird endured long after their arrival. A new study looks into this question and finds that there is little evidence for its survival. The authors suggest that overkill from human hunting probably led to their demise around 1450 CE, but an alternative Staggered Extinction hypothesis suggests that some giant moa were still stomping across New Zealand after the Europeans arrived in 1642.

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