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	Moa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Moa experts say the likelihood of any Moa remaining alive is extremely unlikely, since they would be giant birds in a region often visited by hunters and hikers.
		Moa were giant flightless birds native to New Zealand.
		Analysis of the blurry photograph they claimed was of a Moa suggested that the subject could be either a large bird or a red deer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moa (823 words)

	Moa Martinson -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Two extinct ratites are the elephant bird and the moa.
		genus of extinct giant flightless birds that are popularly known as moas.
		Information on studies of the reasons behind the extinction of the bird known as the Moa.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9051187 (656 words)

	Top Ten Moa List, in depth
		Extinct ratites are the elephant bird (Madagascar) and of course the moa.
		Moa get all the glory, but a couple of dozen other bird species went extinct at the same time as them (and for much the same reason).
		Recently, though, some scientists carefully fitted together a moa vertebral column, keeping all the vertebrae at the ‘most natural’ angle to each other, and what emerged was an S-shaped spine with the head held at the same height as the back.
	www.duke.edu /~mrd6/moa/long_top_ten.html (1102 words)

	MOA - LoveToKnow Article on MOA
		Unmolested by enemies (Harpagornis, a tremendous bird of prey, died out with the Pleistocene), living in an equable insular climate, with abundant vegetation, the moas flourished and seem to have reached their greatest development in specialization, numbers, and a bewildering variety of large and small kinds, within quite recent times.
		The earliest account of these birds is that of Polack (New Zealand, London, 1838), who speaks of the former existence of some struthious birds in the north island as proved by fossil bones which were shown to him.
		The natives added that, in times long past, they received the tradition that very large birds had existed, hut the scarcity of food, as well as the easy method of entrapping them, had caused their extermination.
	97.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MOA.htm (1102 words)

	moa TutorGig.co.uk Dictionary
		Moa: the Dramatic Story Behind the Discovery of a Giant Bird
		moa n : extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
		The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand (Life of th..
	www.tutorgig.co.uk /dict.jsp?keywords=moa (177 words)

	Moa
		(a Dinornithiform) Moas were a large flightless bird of a genus specific to New Zealand, although a distant cousin to the Ostrich and the Emu.
		The Moa is believed to have become extinct in the late 17th century.
		Some Moa grew to turkey size while other species were up to four metres high.
	www.wordworx.co.nz /moa.html (101 words)

	Photo moa moa - Herbicide Mode of Action
		HMNZS Moa was one of three Bird (or Kiwi) class corvettes constructed for the Royal New Zealand John Black and the gun of the Moa Photo by Peter Fields
		The Moa is a cousin of the Ostrich, Emu, Cassowary and Kiwi.
		Moa Yang and Hmong embroideries, Watertown, Jeffferson County, WI.
	infomartweb.com /?q=photo-moa-moa (445 words)

	Correspondents Report - DNA research unlocks secrets of moa bird
		And though the moa is now extinct, a team of scientists has used a revolutionary method of extracting DNA to unlock its secrets.
		But because we can now amplify single-copy DNA out of moa, it enables us now to do those kinds of studies and work out what colour they are.
		GILLIAN BRADFORD: Now, tell us how you have been able to find out more about the moa, because obviously it's very important for New Zealand's history.
	www.abc.net.au /correspondents/content/2003/s945293.htm (627 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		ostrich ostrich, common name for a large flightless bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa and parts of SW Asia, allied to the rhea, the emu and the extinct moa.
		Birds' wings are pectoral appendages that are basically the same in skeletal structure as the forelimbs of all higher vertebrates, including the human arm.
		Bird bones are specialized for strength and lightness, and the wing bones are further modified to act as...
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=ostrich&sp=sp&searchButton.x=62&searchButton.y=36& (572 words)

	TerraNature New Zealand Ecology - Flightless birds
		Flightless bird's are a substantial portion of the 43 percent of New Zealand's bird fauna that has become extinct since human settlement in the 13th century.
		The flightless birds of New Zealand are a principal feature of the 'edge ecology' of the country.
		Many of the birds are unafraid of humans, a common characteristic resulting from the absence of predators, which became deadly when human hunters arrived.
	www.terranature.org /flightlessBirds.htm (1025 words)

	Flightless Bird
		Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds.
		English words defined with "flightless bird": aepyornis, apteryx ♦ cassowary ♦ dodo, Dromaius novaehollandiae ♦ elephant bird, emu, Emu novaehollandiae ♦ kiwi ♦ moa ♦ ostrich ♦ Pezophaps solitaria ♦ Raphus cucullatus ♦ solitaire, Struthio camelus.
		Specialty definitions using "flightless bird": Basic ITT&B Infrastructure for Rural Development ♦ mnemonic induction of lucid dreaming.
	www.websters-online-dictionary.org /definition/Flightless+Bird (242 words)

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		Moas are extreme among flightless birds in that they have no trace of wings at all, not even buried vestiges of wing bones.
		The elephant bird was probably vegetarian, unlike the fabulously jumbophagous roc, and unlike earlier groups of giant carnivorous birds such as the phorusrhachoid family of the New World.
		The elephant bird of Madagascar is the heaviest bird known to have lived, but it was not the longest.
	www.newhumanist.org.uk /printarticle.php?id=948_0_32_0_C (1429 words)

	Ostrich Meat - Pokanoket Ostrich Farm
		Two extinct ratites are the elephant bird and the moa.
		Birds that fly have a ridge called a keel on the sternum, or breastbone.
		Certain birds whose ancient relatives once flew have lost the power of flight and have adapted to other modes of living.
	www.pokanoket.com /ostrich_encyclopedia.htm (1026 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		moa moamō´e [Maori], common name for an extinct flightless bird of New Zealand related to the kiwi, the emu, the cassowary, and the ostrich.
		Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa) Martinson, Helga Maria (Moa)moo´e märtĬnsoon´, 1890-1964, Swedish novelist and poet.
		Tasco Propoint 1x25mm Matte, 5 MOA Dot Scope Only $99.99 at Buy.com
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=@DOCTITLE+moa (143 words)

	Moa - Unipedia
		Moa expert Beverley McCulloch from the Canterbury museum says that Moas still living deep in the wild is extremely unlikely, since they would be giant birds in a region that is often visited by hunters and hikers.
		The moa were giant flightless birds of New Zealand.
		Although the indigenous Māori told European settlers tales about the huge birds which they called Moa, which had once roamed the flats and valleys, the widespread physical evidence that they had actually existed was never closely examined by early European settlers.
	www.unipedia.info /Moa.html (889 words)

	ba12.html
		Another flightless bird that isn't around anymore is the moa.
		Flightless birds are heavyweights in the bird world.
		Flightless birds, to me, are like ambassadors from another age, a murky,
	www.mcn.org /ed/CUR/liv/ind/birds/ba12.html (222 words)

	★ Moa Photograph - Extinct Flightless Bird of New Zealand
		In 1993, two people claimed to have seen a bird they suspect was a Moa, but their report was largely dismissed as a hoax.
		Although the indigenous Maori told European settlers tales about the huge birds which they called Moa, which had once roamed the flats and valleys, the widespread physical evidence that they had actually existed was never closely examined by early European settlers.
		The moa were giant flightless birds of New Zealand.
	www.mkiwi.com /New+Zealand+picture/Auckland+Photos/Moa.html (611 words)

	Key 1: The Flightless Bird
		Countries of the southern hemisphere share the contradictory phenomenon of the flightless bird, including the ostrich in Africa, the dodo in Mauritius, the emu and cassowary in Australia, the moa and kiwi in New Zealand, the rhea in South America and the penguin throughout the southern waters.
		Some of these birds have provided materials for artists, such as the ostrich shell jewellery made by khoi khoi in Namibia.
		With many more islands than the north, creatures can evolve that would otherwise be killed by far-ranging predators.
	southproject.org /keys/flightlessbird.htm (123 words)

	Vorompatra Central: Lore
		The Giant Moa Dinornis giganteus edged it out in the height department, but Vorompatra is believed to have weighed in the neighborhood of ½-ton, heavier than any other bird...
		Aepyornis maximus could reach a height of 9' or 10' when need be, although it probably didn't maintain that posture for long; more likely, it carried its head before it, rather than up like a periscope.
	www.geocities.com /vorompatra/bigdeal.html (123 words)

	Avian Hazard Advisory System
		The web site provides simple to use pages to access bird strike risk for published IR, VR and SR routes, Ranges, MOA’s and Military Airfields.
		You also receive Trend data for the current hour which indicates what the trend in bird activity is expected for the next hour.
		This web site is a major step forward in providing aircrews with effective and up to date bird strike risk management tools.
	www.usahas.com (417 words)

	New Zealand travel tips, visitor information and Kiwi News.
		Far too many species of bird have become extinct since humans arrived on NZ including the various species of Dinornis (moa) the largest of which stood up to 2.5 metres high.
		So ask the average Kiwi bloke or sheila how many varieties of Kiwi birds there are in New Zealand and most will look you out of the corner of the eye and say, "One"?
		Renowned as a song bird the South Island Kokako is thought to be extinct, but hope still holds...
	www.kiwinewz.com /html/birdofnz.htm (417 words)

	The New Zealand Kiwi
		The kiwi is a nocturnal bird and relies on it's very keen sense of smell through the nostrils on the end of it's long beak (one third of the body length) to find food and sense danger.
		While the real kiwi bird is hard to find, the kiwi as a symbol is everywhere.
		The kiwi is the smallest member of the genus Apteryx which includes the ostriches, emu, rhea, and the extinct New Zealand moa.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Park/3090/kiwi.html (417 words)

	Australia's Lost Kingdoms - Stirton's Thunder Bird
		Did you know?: Stirton's Thunder Bird weighed up to 500kg, making it heavier than the Giant Moa of New Zealand.
		This was the largest of a group of flightless birds found only in Australia.
		It was taller than the largest Elephant Bird (an extinct group of giant birds from Madagascar).
	www.lostkingdoms.com /facts/factsheet39.htm (137 words)

	Griffin
		A large bird such as a Moa or a Condor, or the extinct elephant bird of Madagascar.
		There are a couple descriptions for Griffins: one is that it is part bird and part lion.
		The term Griffin is also used to describe a large bird (see Roc.
	www.eaudrey.com /myth/griffin.htm (386 words)

	Australia's Lost Kingdoms - Stirton's Thunder Bird
		Did you know?: Stirton's Thunder Bird weighed up to 500kg, making it heavier than the Giant Moa of New Zealand.
		It was taller than the largest Elephant Bird (an extinct group of giant birds from Madagascar).
		Australia's reptiles, birds and mammals from the Cretaceous to the present
	www.lostkingdoms.com /facts/factsheet39.htm (137 words)

	Palaeos Vertebrates 350.920 Aves: Ratites: Struthioniformes
		The others, the moa-kiwi-elephant bird line, were inland, hill and forest types, who moved into the vacuum and away from the deteriorating environment.
		But Elephant Birds and Moas, in spite of a some strong physical similarities, literally lived on opposite ends of the Earth.
		A recent, unpublished morphological study (Dyke et al., 2004) agrees, and adds the elephant bird to this grouping, which is close to the result of Cracraft (2001).
	www.palaeos.com /Vertebrates/Units/350Aves/350.920.html (2484 words)

	Bird Videos & CDs
		HERE ARE THE STORIES OF THE SPECIES DOOMED TO OBLIVION: THE ELEPHANT BIRD OF MADAGASCAR; THE MOA OF MAURITIUS AND DODO OF NEW ZEALAND; AND THE GREAT AUK.
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		ELEPHANT-THE ELEPHANT IS THE LARGEST ANIMAL ON LAND AND LIVES IN GROUPS, LIKE FAMILIES.
	www.cumbavac.org /Bird_Videos.htm (1654 words)

	Ostrich Clipart
		Keywords: Aves, birds, shore bird, ostrich, rhea, emu, moa, Struthionidae
		Description: A flightless bird, the ostrich can run rapidly with its wings outstretched.
		Source: Louis Figuier, Reptiles and Birds (London:Cassell, Petter and Galpin, 1869)
	etc.usf.edu /clipart/2300/2362/ostrich_1.htm (173 words)

	Timeline 600CE to 999CE
		These people are called the tangata whenua, which means "people of the land," but are more commonly called in English the moa-hunters, for hunting the large grass-eating, ostrich-like bird.
		610-632 A Muslim tradition has it that Mohammed one day found that his favorite wife, Aisha, had purchased some cushions decorated with birds and animals.
		600 Quill pens, made from the outer feathers of crows and other large birds, became popular.
	timelines.ws /0600AD_999AD.HTML (173 words)

	New Zealand News - NZ - 2m cousin may take moa's role
		Mr Smuts-Kennedy said the 2m flightless bird with a brilliant blue and purple head would clear the undergrowth as moa once did, creating habitats for other species like takahe.
		Cassowaries, from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, are related to the moa and would be the closest moa-like bird to graze the forest floor, he said.
		Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust ecologist Chris Smuts-Kennedy said some lateral thinking was needed to replace extinct species that once lived in the mountain forest in order to recreate the original ecosystem.
	www.nzherald.co.nz /storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3595212&thesection=news&thesubsection=general (173 words)

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