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The large size of elephant bird eggs means that they would have required substantial amounts of calcium, which is usually taken from a reservoir in the medullary bone in the femurs of female birds. Possible remnants of this tissue have been described from the femurs of A. maximus. [13] Aepyornis eggs, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris
The tops of elephant bird skulls display punctuated marks, which may have been attachment sites for fleshy structures or head feathers. [18] Mullerornis is the smallest of the elephant birds, with a body mass of around 80 kilograms (180 lb), [16] with its skeleton much less robustly built than Aepyornis. [19]
The extinction of the elephant bird is attributed to human activity. The birds were once widespread, but deforestation and the hunting of the bird's eggs led to the species' decline. [3] Attenborough compares the factors that led to the extinction of the elephant bird with the threats facing critically endangered species in the present. [3]
Learn about barn quilts, attend a daddy-daughter dance or enjoy breakfast before hunting for eggs this weekend in Dallas County. 19 things to do this weekend around Dallas County, including Easter ...
Come for breakfast and stay for the Easter Egg Hunt hosted by Dallas Center Seasonal Fun Committee starting at 10 a.m. When: March 30, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Where: Memorial Hall, 1502 Walnut St., Dallas ...
Ostrich eggs are the largest of all eggs, [4] though they are actually the smallest eggs relative to the size of the adult bird — on average they are 15 cm (5.9 in) long, 13 cm (5.1 in) wide, and weigh 1.4 kilograms (3.1 lb), over 20 times the weight of a chicken's egg and only 1 to 4% the size of the female. [5]
The Malagasy crowned eagle (Stephanoaetus mahery), [1] also known as the Madagascar crowned hawk-eagle, is an extinct large bird of prey endemic to Madagascar. It has been proposed that this bird, combined with elephant bird eggs, were the source of sightings of the mythical Roc .
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