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New Zealand Bird Gobbled Up Humans

40-pound extinct bird was the 'lion' of the skies

By Mat Probasco,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 14, 2009 2:22 AM CDT

(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...   Read full story »

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