Towering around nine feet tall – half of that neck – and weighing in at more than 300 pounds, ostriches are the biggest birds on the planet today. But there once was an even bigger bird, which roamed ...

Elephant birds were flightless birds that went extinct around 1,000 years ago. It is believed that one species of the bird was the biggest bird that ever lived. They grew up to 10 feet tall and laid ...

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most unique and remarkable species. However, one of its most awe-inspiring residents, the elephant bird, vanished from the planet roughly 1,000 years ago.

What drove the Elephant Bird to extinction? Kristina Douglass discusses how human impact may have aided in their extinction in Madagascar.

Bigger than any dinosaur egg, this cracking object is up for sale at auction house Christie’s. Laid by an elephant bird, the egg is 30.5 centimetres tall and equivalent in volume to 150 or so chicken ...

New research analyzing eggshells sheds light on the 1,000-pound elephant birds that once roamed Madagascar. Towering around nine feet tall – half of that neck – and weighing in at more than 300 pounds ...

New research analyzing eggshells sheds light on the 1,000-pound elephant birds that once roamed Madagascar. Giant eggshells reveal the secrets of Madagascar's elephant birds Towering around nine feet ...