Kōrero: Moa

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Scientific classification

The heavy-footed moa

The heavy-footed moa

Ratite birds

Ratite birds

Genetic tree of moa and close relatives

Genetic tree of moa and close relatives

Moa family groupings, 2009

Moa family groupings, 2009

Moa diversity

Moa diversity

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Distribution

Distribution of moa

Distribution of moa

Fossilised footprints

Fossilised footprints

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Appearance and breeding

Upland moa head

Upland moa head

Moa’s stance

Moa’s stance

Mock moa hunt

Mock moa hunt

A fanciful moa

A fanciful moa (1 o 2)

Upland moa in correct stance

Upland moa in correct stance (2 o 2)

Moa and emu eggs

Moa and emu eggs

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Moa and people

Adzes

Adzes (1 o 2)

Moa-bone necklaces

Moa-bone necklaces (2 o 2)

A moa sighting?

A moa sighting?

Richard Owen

Richard Owen (1 o 2)

Moa bone

Moa bone (2 o 2)

The moa and the lion

The moa and the lion

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Trevor H. Worthy, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/moa/media (accessed 22 September 2023)

He kōrero nā Trevor H. Worthy, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015