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 ...

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 ...

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.

GENEVA – GENEVA (AP) — 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, ...

Towering 10 feet into the air and weighing more than half a ton, it was the biggest bird that ever lived until French colonists wiped it out more than three hundred years ago. Egg laid by great ...

WWF Madagascar contributes actively to the migratory bird's conservation by promoting and protecting wetlands that are critical habitats for these birds. WWF Madagascar contributes actively to ...

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 ...

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 ...