Young visitor examines a huge egg of an extinct elephant bird in the Natural History Museum in London, Great Britain
Elephant birds (Aepyornis maximus), which were native to Madagascar, have been extinct since at least the 16th century. It was the world's largest bird, believed to have been over three metres (10 feet) tall and weighing more than half a tonne (500 kilograms, or 1,100 pounds).
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