It’s extinct!
How do you know?
Cuz, Dey ain’t no Moa!..................
The Maori killed and ate these Moa birds to extinction. These birds look like their meat is tough and awful. Only fit for tribal knuckleheads like Maori and Polynesians.>>>
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How Did the Moa Go Extinct?
Arrival of the Māori: Polynesian settlers, ancestors of today’s Māori, arrived in New Zealand in the late 13th century and found vast populations of moa—estimated at around 158,000 individuals.
Hunting: The moa became a primary source of food for these early settlers. Moa were easy to hunt because they had no natural fear of humans, having only faced aerial predators like the now-extinct Haast’s eagle before humans arrived.
Rapid Extinction: Archaeological and carbon dating evidence shows that all moa species, including the South Island Giant Moa, were driven to extinction within 150–200 years of Māori arrival—between about 1380 and 1440. This is considered one of the fastest megafaunal extinctions in history.
Other Factors: In addition to overhunting, habitat destruction (mainly by burning forests to create open land) and the introduction of non-native predators such as dogs and rats (which ate eggs and chicks) contributed to their decline.
Fairst comes the oohs and aahs, then comes the screaming...
“indigenous values”
Ah yes. The noble wise ancient indigenous values. Like cannibalism, torture, beheading, and every other savage thing the Māoris did to each other.
And I thought the giant turkey legs at the State Fair were impressive.
Their eggs where so big that they would make an omelette for an entire buffet.