An intact, fossilized specimen of the world’s largest egg—of any known species ever on Earth—entered the National Geographic ...

The bone was discovered between 1831 and 1836 on the east coast of North Island, New Zealand and was brought to Owen in 1839. Skeletal remains and 12 unbroken eggs of the elephant bird, Aepyornis, ...

Elephant birds were once a common sight in Madagascar. They weighed at least half a tonne, stood at about 3m tall and laid giant eggs, which were bigger even than those of the dinosaurs.

Caption Over 2 meters tall and 250 kilograms in weight, the elephant bird Aepyornis maximus wanders through the spiny forest of ancient Madagascar. This image relates to a paper that appeared in ...

Could the elephant bird's fate provide lessons that may help protect Madagascar's remaining wildlife? Using Zoo Quest archive and specially shot location footage, this film follows David as he ...