Scientists discovered that ostrich ancestors could fly across oceans. Later, they lost flight and adapted on land.

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Plusieurs individus ont été enregistrés en août 2024 près de Palmira, dans le département de Béni, à plus de 1 500 km de la ...

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The real big bird returns. A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that once towered over people. The company, Colossal ...

Through his work on ‘Lord of the Rings’ and the ‘Hobbit’ trilogy, Peter Jackson is one of the most well-known and successful directors in Hollywood history. But his latest project might be the most ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

A company in Texas is attempting something bold. With backing from filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson, Colossal Biosciences hopes to resurrect New Zealand’s extinct giant bird, the South Island giant moa.

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A Texas-based company with backing from Lord of the Rings film-maker Sir Peter Jackson is trying to bring a giant bird back from extinction. Colossal Biosciences has announced an effort to genetically ...

Analysis - The announcement that New Zealand's moa nunui (giant moa) is the next "de-extinction" target for Colossal Biosciences, in partnership with Canterbury Museum, the Ngāi Tahu Research Centre ...

Imagine the possibility of bringing back a species that was thought to be gone for good. A huge, flightless bird that disappeared from New Zealand about 600 years ago could soon be revived, thanks to ...