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A Really Big Bird

  • August 1, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The prehistoric elephant bird stood about 10 feet tall and weighed about half a ton — gigantic for a bird! These flightless creatures, whose eggs were bigger than footballs, lived on the island of Madagascar until becoming extinct around the 17th century.

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