Madagascar was once home to the elephant bird, the largest bird species ever known, standing over three metres tall and weighing around 450 kilograms. These herbivorous giants played a crucial role in ...

More than 1,200 years ago, flightless elephant birds roamed the island of Madagascar and laid eggs bigger than footballs. While these ostrich-like giants are now extinct, new research from CU Boulder ...

What humans don’t know about the massive elephant bird could fill a book. And even what we know might need some serious revision. New information published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B ...

Madagascar, an island nation off Africa’s southeastern coast, is celebrated for its extraordinary biodiversity and rich cultural history. Among its most fascinating historical inhabitants was the ...