Birds, by design, tend to be small, light and streamlined. Yet there are some that push the boundaries of size. Here is the ...

The tallest bird to ever exist was the extinct South Island giant moa, native to New Zealand. Female giant moas could reach nearly 12 feet tall. With such a large mass, it makes sense that most of the ...

The bird lived 25 to 28 million years ago and boasted the largest-known avian wingspan in history, about 6.1 to 7.4 meters. That approaches the wingspans of ultralight airplanes and hang glider ...

Elephant birds — or “Aepyornithiformes” — grew up to a whopping 10 feet tall, with some thought to have weighed more than 110 stone. They went extinct around 1,000 years ago, after humans ...

African safari and wildlife expert Rob the Ranger showcases the tallest animal and heaviest bird side by side in Mara Ripoi Conservancy.

The largest bird known to science The elephant bird lived on Madagascar up to about 500 years ago before it went extinct. It was the largest bird known to science. It was up to 4 metres tall and ...

Vegetarian elephant bird weighing almost a tonne named world’s largest Vorombe titan roamed Madagascar until 1,000 years ago, but it is not clear what caused the species to be wiped out ...

The world's heaviest flying bird arrived back in Britain last night - after a 172-year absence. The UK's population of great bustards became extinct in 1832 because of recreational shooting.