Jackson told USA TODAY he asked the genetics wizards at the company, referencing the species of flightless birds which were indigenous to New Zealand but went extinct about 600 years ago.

Jackson’s fascination with the moa A New Zealand native, Jackson is fascinated with the wingless, long-necked specimen. He called it “part of the country’s DNA,“ in an interview with IGN.

Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird has led to an ...

Colossal Biosciences today announced their plans to bring back the tallest bird that ever lived, which has been extinct for nearly 600 years. The giant moa — a husky, wingless bird that could ...