All things that cannot be explained remain an intriguing conversation topic for many people around the globe. Some mysteries, however, are more interesting than the rest simply because of how weird they are. 11/ The Mount Owen Moa If you’ve never seen a Moa, there’s no need to worry – no one currently alive on Earth has either! The Moa is a large group of nine different bird species from New Zealand that were wingless and, obviously, unable to fly. Researchers have discovered that the largest of the Moa were actually over 10 feet tall and weighed over 500 pounds. Extinct nearly 2000 years ago, archeologists found a great surprise during a 1986 archeological dig that led to the discovery of a Moa claw in a cave. Far from just a bone, the scientists found that both the muscles and the skin were still intact, which is vastly different from the typical mummified bodies found from ancient cultures. With over 60,000 known Moa in the region, there’s plenty more ...
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