Long before humans walked the Earth, the skies of South America were ruled by a colossal bird. Argentavis magnificens, one of the largest flying birds ever discovered, had a wingspan so wide that it ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Argentavis magnificens was so massive it should’ve stayed ...

Fossil remains of a large, now-extinct bird species have been discovered in Australia’s Boodjamulla National Park. The ground-dwelling species — Menura tyawanoides — is an ancient ancestor of ...

The bird is of cultural significance to the Māori people of New Zealand, and its numbers are starting to increase again.

I marveled at the big bird wandering within Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, Africa. I knew I was looking at the largest bird in the world, a male ostrich standing nearly 9 feet tall. He was flightless, ...

The extinct, flightless moas of New Zealand stood over 3 metres tall and weighed over 200 kilograms. Their eggs were larger than those of any living bird – a problem for Colossal Biosciences, which is ...

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