New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand’s giant flightless bird, the moa. New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand’s giant flightless bird, the moa. Ecology Paleontology & Fossils Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Moa extinction: Human colonization sealed fate of New Zealand’s giants, study shows
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