This ancient order contains the
world’s largest birds and contained the largest ever living bird. The Moa only
disappeared from New Zealand a few years before White settlers arrived. There are now only
three families included and ten species. A group of record breakers the ostrich is
the largest living bird and lays the largest egg and the kiwi lays the largest egg in
relationship to its body weight. The Cassowry is said to be the worlds most dangerous
bird.
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