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 ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. From dogs to bears to extinct birds, these are a few of the ...

This study was funded in part by the Australian Research Council and other international funding bodies. Madagascar’s extinct elephant birds – the largest birds ever to have lived – have captured ...

Madagascar’s extinct elephant birds – the largest birds ever to have lived – have captured public interest for hundreds of years. Little is known about them due to large gaps in the skeletal fossil ...

The dusky tetraka, a small yellow songbird that had eluded ornithologists for 24 years, has been found again in the tropical forests of northeastern Madagascar. The bird was found at a lower elevation ...

IN addition to two short articles dealing with the preservation of wild life in Sierra Leone and Gambia, and a summary of the very important report of the Malaya Commission, the current number of the ...

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 ...