Elephant Bird - The elephant bird is considered the largest bird to have ever lived. Existing for 60 million years in Madagascar, the elephant bird was extinct by the 16th century. A relative of the ratites, flightless birds like the ostrich and emu, this huge herbivore measured nearly 10 feet tall and weighed up to 1,000 pounds.
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| Elephant Bird | ORDER: Struthioniformes Family: Aepyornithidae |
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