Related to other modern flightless birds like ostriches and emus, the elephant bird lived on the island of Madagascar until it became extinct around the 17th century. Their eggs had a volume ...

San Francisco Gate -- A Kent, U.K., antiques dealer and paleontologist is offering for sale a giant egg laid by a great elephant bird of Madagascar. Asking price? £5,000 (more than $7,000 U.S ...

The auction house expects the egg to go for more than $45,000. Extinct since the 17th century, elephant birds were found only on the island of Madagascar. Researchers believe the birds went ...

WIESBADEN, Germany -- Military customs officials want to remind members of the U.S. forces community in Germany to think twice if they're thinking of sending chocolate "surprise eggs" Stateside ...

Her 2-year-old is mesmerized by surprise-egg videos. Many parents, she suggests, start off handing their child the coveted iPhone or iPad in order to steal a few hours for themselves, and then the ...