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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[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Heheh. Goes to show how far the research has come since I learned what I posted in my previous comment.