The ostrich is the planet’s largest living bird. A big male can stand 9 feet tall and weigh over 300 pounds, and the female ...

The ostrich is the largest bird in the world ... The tallest bird to ever exist was the extinct South Island giant moa, native to New Zealand. Female giant moas could reach nearly 12 feet tall.

Coprolites helped them confirm that moa feasted on colorful native fungi—and, by doing so, the ostrich-like creatures might have helped maintain healthy forests on the South Pacific island.

The Arabian ostrich was once common in the desert regions ... century could also have led to the extinction of these birds. Moa were large, flightless birds that lived in New Zealand for millions ...