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Peter Jackson helps return rare moa egg to New Zealand from US auction

Filmmaker Peter Jackson assisted in acquiring an ancient moa egg, one of fewer than 40 known to survive, after a Colorado gallery put it up for auction this June. The egg has now been repatriated to New Zealand with involvement from a de-extinction startup.

gizmodo.com · 2026-10-19

Study details how extinct Haast's eagle killed and fed on giant moa

Researchers published findings in Proceedings of the Royal Society B describing how New Zealand's extinct Haast's eagle, a 15-kilogram raptor with a three-metre wingspan, hunted the massive flightless moa. The international team found the eagle used powerful talons to knock prey over, finished it off with its beak, and then fed on the carcass's insides in a manner similar to a vulture, since it couldn't carry its enormous kill.

nhm.ac.uk · 2026-10-13