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Old 29th August 2010, 06:42   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by teppy View Post
you guys have heard of moa birds before haven't you? they're related to terror birds but moa's were the biggest of them all. It's crazy when you think about how big an ostrich is... pretty scary to see one of those in person hah
I have, they were native to New Zealand. They were herbivores so they didn't eat meat like the terrorbird. If you think a moa would be scary, then you should look at what hunted them. Haast's eagles where giant eagles weighing 10-15kg with a wingspan of 2.6-3 metres and moa were their main food source. Imagine getting caught by a Haast's eagle at 50mph.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle
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