The bones of an extinct bird could hold major clues for the study of prehistoric human history. Approximately 10,500 years ago, humans in Madagascar butchered what was once the world’s largest bird.

New research analyzing eggshells sheds light on the 1,000-pound elephant birds that once roamed Madagascar. Giant eggshells reveal the secrets of Madagascar's elephant birds Towering around nine feet ...

New Zealand's iconic national bird, the kiwi, didn't come from Australia as long believed, a new study suggests; in fact its closest relative is an extinct giant bird that once roamed Madagascar, ...

Madagascar, an island in the Indian Ocean northeast of South Africa, broke off many million years ago from the giant merged continent called Gondwanaland. Being independent of the continents, life ...

Madagascar was once home to the elephant bird, the largest bird species ever known, standing over three metres tall and weighing around 450 kilograms. These herbivorous giants played a crucial role in ...

The dusky tetraka, a small yellow songbird that had eluded ornithologists for 24 years, has been found again in the tropical forests of northeastern Madagascar. The bird was found at a lower elevation ...

GENEVAGENEVA — Alien fish species and nylon nets have forced the extinction of a water bird in Madagascar, a conservation group said Wednesday. The fragile bird, known as the alaotra grebe, was ...

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The rarest bird in the world - a species of duck called the Madagascar pochard - has been given a new home in time for the new year. An international team of researchers released 21 of the birds at a ...

Towering around nine feet tall – half of that neck – and weighing in at more than 300 pounds, ostriches are the biggest birds on the planet today. But there once was an even bigger bird, which roamed ...