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The Moa were gigantic flightless birds that stood 12' tall and weighed over 500 lbs just massive.

They were hunted to extinction by the Maori but assuming they never reached NZ themselves, quite plausible I believe as they arrived relatively late around 1300 AD . These Birds would have been there waiting for the Europeans when they eventually arrived.

What would this encounter with this mega fauna have entailed for the arriving explorers?




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