Moa of New Zealand Fact Sheet
Moa of New Zealand Fact Sheet
Mar 26, 2020
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The skeletal remains of the moa are truly remarkable and tell a powerful story of its unique evolution. What makes its skeleton stand out? It's the sheer robustness and density of its bones, built to support an enormous body weight without the need for flight. Most striking is the complete absence of a sternal keel (the breastbone projection where flight muscles attach) and the vestigial or entirely absent wing bones. This perfectly illustrates its commitment to a ground-dwelling existence. Its
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The skeletal remains of the moa are truly remarkable and tell a powerful story of its unique evolution. What makes its skeleton stand out? It's the sheer robustness and density of its bones, built to support an enormous body weight without the need for flight. Most striking is the complete absence of a sternal keel (the breastbone projection where flight muscles attach) and the vestigial or entirely absent wing bones. This perfectly illustrates its commitment to a ground-dwelling existence. Its
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Given their colossal size, what did the mighty moa eat to sustain themselves? These incredible birds were herbivores, meaning their diet consisted entirely of plants! Paleontologists have studied fossilized gizzard contents and coprolites (fossilized droppings) to piece together their menu. It turns out, moa were quite adaptable in their foraging, eating a wide variety of native New Zealand vegetation. Their diet included twigs, leaves, seeds, fruits, and even tough fibrous plants that other ani
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Given their colossal size, what did the mighty moa eat to sustain themselves? These incredible birds were herbivores, meaning their diet consisted entirely of plants! Paleontologists have studied fossilized gizzard contents and coprolites (fossilized droppings) to piece together their menu. It turns out, moa were quite adaptable in their foraging, eating a wide variety of native New Zealand vegetation. Their diet included twigs, leaves, seeds, fruits, and even tough fibrous plants that other ani
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