Egg Shell Aepyornis Elephant Bird is a photograph by Paul D Stewart/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 16th, 2018.
Egg Shell Aepyornis Elephant Bird
Massed egg shell debris from a nesting ground of the extinct giant Madagascan bird Aepyornis maximus. The fragments were photographed in situ among... more
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Egg Shell Aepyornis Elephant Bird
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Paul D Stewart/science Photo Library
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Massed egg shell debris from a nesting ground of the extinct giant Madagascan bird Aepyornis maximus. The fragments were photographed in situ among the dunes of Cap Sainte Marie Special Reserve on the extreme southern tip of Madagascar. Aepyornis was the worlds largest bird, being 3 metres tall and weighing up to 400kg. It surivived perhaps up to the 17th century and its giant egg, the largest known, has a fluid volume of over 7 liters (160 times greater than a chickens egg).
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September 16th, 2018
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