7/4/2009
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SLOW GROWTH LED THE GIANT MOA TO EXTINCTION

Researchers at the London's Institute of Zoology have analyzed the bones of a 700-year old flightless moa and concluded that this more than 2 m tall bird, was driven to its extinction by slow growth. The concentric rings that represent the annual growth have shown that it took the giant moa at least 10 years to grow to its full size, making it the slowest-growing bird on record. All birds alive today reach full size within a year or so, with sexual maturity following soon after.
The giant moa lived on an island without predators which made them unique from other bird species. Arrival of Maori hunters and their incapability to quickly replace their breeding population are believed to what led the giant moa to extinction.

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