"Elephant Bird" Egg Aepyornithidae Large elephant bird egg, reconstructed from...
"Elephant Bird" Egg
Aepyornithidae
Large elephant bird egg, reconstructed from subfossil shell fragments.
Madagascar.
H.: 30 cm
Restorations, reconstructions.
The now-extinct elephant birds (Aepyornithodae) were gigantic flightless birds endemic to Madagascar. Their eggs are among the largest known bird eggs.
"Elephant Bird" Egg
Aepyornithidae
Large elephant bird egg, reconstructed from subfossil shell fragments.
Madagascar.
H.: 30 cm
Restorations, reconstructions.
The now-extinct elephant birds (Aepyornithodae) were gigantic flightless birds endemic to Madagascar. Their eggs are among the largest known bird eggs.
