The huge elephant birds , the heaviest known birds to have ever walked this planet, once called madagascar home . Along with other iconic megafauna species they are believed to have become extinct soon after their first contact with modern humans due to their overexploitation as a food source. Is the elephant bird real? elephant … Read more
A Giant Egg The eggs produced by elephant birds are the largest of any known species, with a capacity of up to 2 gallons, even exceeding dinosaur eggs in size! An elephant bird egg is large enough to hold the content of up to 7 ostrich eggs , 180 chicken eggs or 12,000 hummingbird eggs. … Read more
A massive, partly fossilized egg laid by an extinct elephant bird has sold for more than $100,000 at a London auction. Christie’s auction house said the winning bidder paid $101,813 for the foot-long egg, nearly nine inches in diameter. Are elephant birds real? elephant bird, (family Aepyornithidae), any of several species of extinct giant flightless … Read more