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  1. elephant bird, aepyornisnoun

    huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar

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  1. elephant birdnoun

    Any of an extinct family of flightless birds comprising the genera Aepyornis and Mullerornis.

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  1. Elephant bird

    Elephant birds are members of the extinct ratite family Aepyornithidae, made up of flightless birds that once lived on the island of Madagascar. They are thought to have become extinct around 1000-1200 CE, probably as a result of human activity. Elephant birds comprised the genera Mullerornis, Vorombe and Aepyornis. While they were in close geographical proximity to the ostrich, their closest living relatives are kiwi (found only in New Zealand), suggesting that ratites did not diversify by vicariance during the breakup of Gondwana but instead evolved from ancestors that dispersed more recently by flying. In September 2018, scientists determined that Vorombe titan reached weights of 730 kg (1,600 lb) and stood 3 m (9.8 ft) tall, making it the world's largest and heaviest bird, slightly larger than the much older Dromornis stirtoni. Other members of the family were also very large, exhibiting the phenomenon of island gigantism.

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  1. elephant bird

    The elephant bird is an extinct family of flightless birds that were native to the island of Madagascar. They were among the heaviest birds that have ever lived, with some species believed to have weighed up to 880 pounds. The elephant birds, which were believed to have become extinct by the 17th or 18th century, were giant ratites and very similar in appearance to modern ostriches but far larger. Despite their enormous size, much about the elephant bird's life history remains a mystery due to lack of comprehensive study. They are famously known for their massive eggs, which are the largest known of any bird, living or extinct.

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  1. Elephant bird

    Elephant birds were a family of large to enormous, flightless birds that once lived on the island of Madagascar, which lies about 200 miles off the southeast coast of Africa. They became extinct, probably in the 17th or 18th century, for reasons that are unclear, although human activity is the suspected cause. Elephant birds comprised the genera Mullerornis and Aepyornis. Aepyornis was among the heaviest of birds..

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of elephant bird in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of elephant bird in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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