Haast’s eagle may have attacked moa like an eagle, but it would have fed on them like a vulture. A Lost World in the South Pacific. New Zealand’s wildlife evolved in splendid isolation.

And in place of apex predators like tigers, New Zealand had Haast’s eagle. Ever since a group of farm workers drained a swamp in the late 1860s and uncovered its buried bones, this eagle has ...

New Zealand, a land renowned for its stunning landscapes and diverse ecosystems, harbors tales of incredible creatures that once roamed its land. Among these extinct giants are the moa and Haast ...

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A Haast's eagle hunts moa. John Megahan / PLOS Biology 2005 New Zealand has long been known as a place for the birds — quite literally. Before people arrived 700 years ago, the archipelago ...

Before people arrived 700 years ago, the archipelago hosted an idiosyncratic ecosystem, nearly free of mammals. More than 200 bird species filled a food web all their own. Rather than cows or ...