Gigas Moa. Imago by Joseph Smit, Publica domain, via Vicimedia Communia. The giant moa, an extinct group of flightless birds native to New Zealand, once reigned as one of the tallest and most ...

The giant moa, an extinct group of flightless birds native to New Zealand, once reigned as one of the tallest and most impressive avian species in the world. Standing up to 3.6 meters (about 12 feet) ...

One of the most popular and distinguishable animals in the world, the giant panda is also one of the rarest. Habitat loss threatens this gentle creature, although the Chinese government has done much ...

DNA reveals the big birds ate — and pooped — fungi crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem For the first time, ancient DNA from droppings left by New Zealand’s flightless moa identifies ...

1. The bald neck and bare heads of vultures keep their feathers from sticking to blood while eating corpses. 2. During hot days, vultures engage in a process called urohydrosis. They urinate on their ...

Animal Pictures and Facts Learn all you wanted to know about animals with pictures, videos, facts, news, and more. Composite photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark ...

Here are five mind-blowing facts about shoebills, the prehistoric-looking giant that can kill its own siblings for food. 1. Shoebills are found in East Africa’s Uganda, Sudan, the eastern Democratic ...

Currently, there are only 11 known “supergiant” and nine “giant” Bathynomus species, with several awaiting formal description, according to the study. B. vaderi is only the second recorded ...

This week, the state and federal governments committed $4.8 million to help its owners, the Woolford family, transform the ...