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Kōrero: Moa

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Scientific classification

The heavy-footed moa

The heavy-footed moa

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

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

Mock moa hunt

A four-legged moa

A four-legged 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

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 8 March 2021)

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