Giant moa wasn't so robust - new study

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Giant moa wasn't so robust - new study

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"The South Island giant moa wasn't quite as hefty as we had thought. A new study has found its bones were more slender than first believed, which has resulted in a recalculation of the birds' size."
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=11176750
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