[pending revision] | [pending revision] |
Content deleted Content added
PierreAbbat (talk | contribs) m line break |
195.149.37.130 (talk) No edit summary |
||
Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
Ref: [http://www.kcc.org.nz/birds/extinct/list.htm Extinct Birds List]<br>2002-07-16 |
Ref: [http://www.kcc.org.nz/birds/extinct/list.htm Extinct Birds List]<br>2002-07-16 |
||
</td></tr></table> |
</td></tr></table> |
||
The <b> |
The <b>Moas</b> were flightless [[bird]]s of [[New Zealand]]. About 11 species are known, of varying sizes, with the largest species "Giant Moa" reaching about three metres in height and about 250 kilograms in mass. They were probably the dominant [[herbivore]] in the forest [[ecosystem]]. The moas became extinct, probably around [[1500]] due to hunting and land clearance after humans arrived in the islands. |
Revision as of 10:54, 21 July 2002
Moa | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scientific classification | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
Genera | ||||||||||
Ref: Extinct Birds List |
The Moas were flightless birds of New Zealand. About 11 species are known, of varying sizes, with the largest species "Giant Moa" reaching about three metres in height and about 250 kilograms in mass. They were probably the dominant herbivore in the forest ecosystem. The moas became extinct, probably around 1500 due to hunting and land clearance after humans arrived in the islands.