40-pound extinct bird was the 'lion' of the skies
(NEWSER) - A 40-pound bird with a 10-foot-wide wingspan swooped from the sky at 134 mph to feed on large flightless birds and small humans, according to a Maori legend that scientists have now confirmed is likely true. Researchers re-examining bones of the Haast's eagle found that the bird was a hunter, with talons as big as tiger claws, not a scavenger as originally thought, reports the Independent. More»
