Facts about Giant moa

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   Powerful leg muscles allowed giant moa to run at speeds up to 11 kilometers per hour despite their massive body size and flightless nature.

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   New Zealand's moa species diversified into nine distinct species ranging from 0.5 to 3.6 meters tall across different ecological niches throughout the islands before human settlement.

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   Moa eggs discovered in New Zealand measured up to 24 centimeters long and could hold nearly 7 liters of liquid, making them among the largest bird eggs ever laid.

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   Fossilized leg bones of giant moa reveal they were flightless birds with legs so massive they could support their enormous body weight on land.

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   Polynesian hunters drove giant moa to extinction across New Zealand within approximately 200 years of human arrival around 1280 CE.

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   Standing up to 3.6 meters tall, the giant moa of New Zealand weighed as much as 250 kilograms, making it one of the heaviest birds ever.

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