Million Years Ago 'Monster' Penguins the Size of an Average Human Dominated New Zealand’s Seas Sixty million years ago, a ...

The moa's revival could be an opportunity for ... With its distinctive call and striking size, this bird could provide some vital lessons in species conservation and restoration ecology.

The latest release of kiwis in New Zealand has boosted the endangered species' return to suburbs in the capital. It's part of ...

Palaeognathae (meaning ‘old jaws’) is a small group of birds which includes several species that have evolved flightlessness and gigantism, such as emus, ostriches, and the now-extinct giant moa ...

For all their showiness, tree ferns are extraordinary survivors. They hold their secrets close—but now, scientists are ...

The Moa, a flightless bird that formerly measured over 2.5 meters in length but ... The fossil of a penguin that was the size of a tiny person has been found among Moas. This ancient bird is among the ...

These bones, especially four tiny but diagnostic ankle bones, were found to be the same size as and closely ... period in the radiation of birds. New Zealand’s tiniest birds, long overshadowed in ...