More on the Haast Eagle

[sbisson]

Following up my recent entry on the extinct Haast Eagle, the largest predator in New Zealand, I noted this BBC News article, which discusses recent research into its DNA. It turns out that the Haast Eagle, one of the largest flying birds ever, was directly related to one of the world's smallest - a whole order of magnitude smaller...

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[mdlbear]

I love the way they gloss the birds' masses [e.g., 10kg (1st 8lb)], presumably just to confuse the heck out of the Americans.