Aepyornis maximus, elephant bird egg

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The elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus) was a giant running bird that stood up to 3m high and weighed over 500 kgs. They became extinct in the 1650s.

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Size: 4512px × 3873px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aepyornis, aepyornithidae, aepyornithiformes, animal, aves, bird, brown, egg, elephant, long, maximus, ratite, sauropsid, sauropsida, shell, vorompatra