Extinct Animals

For science we had to pick a badge to work on for our science badge so I picked Paleontology which is the study of field/ fossils.  So right I am working on my second activity and it is about researching 3 extinct animals and then writing 3 paragraphs about them.

I hope you learn and enjoy!

Extinct Animals: Moa, Haast Eagle, Woolly Mammoth

Moa:
The Moa was a huge species of birds who can't fly, which is mainly called a flightless bird.  Moa was native to New Zealand, they lived around the mainland of New Zealand, the Great Barrier, D'Urville and the Stewart Islands.  The Moa could grow up to approximately 2 metres in height and weigh about 230kg.  The Moa was originally hunted by the Haast eagle but in 1300 A.D, when the Māori people settled in, that is when they hunted the Moa.  Though it is uncertain how the Moa looked like, they said that the Moa looked similar to an Emus which had a domed back.  The Moa had a long neck that produced a low pitched sound, they also had rough and furry feathers.  Although there are still a lot of mysteries about the moa and how they live, it has been said that people have found Moa poop as a fossil.

• Source: https://teara.govt.nz/en/moa

Haast Eagle:
The Haast Eagle was the largest, the baddest and the most beautiful eagle to have ever existed in the world.  The Haast's eagle was mostly known as the Māori legend Pouakai and there's a doubt that the early settlers were hunted by these magnificent birds.  The Haast's had a wingspan between 2 to 3 metres and also weighing up to 13 kilograms, which is about 30 pounds.  It is thought that the Haast's eagle wings is heavier than any living eagle alive today.  It is aslso thought that the skeleton of the Haast's eagle relate to the Little Eagle of Australia.  The Haast;s eagle ;argest claws can reach up to 9cm long which is making it large as a tiger's/  It is likely that a Haast's eagle was a forest dweler or a eagle that lives in a forest.  The Haast's eagles cause of extinction is because of a Moa extinction which was cause by the Māori people, they also became extinct around the 1400.  The Haast's Eagles scientific name is Harpagornis Moorei. 

• Source: Haast's Eagle

Woolly Mammoth:

The Woolly Mammoth was the largest mammal that one roamed the Northern Landscape in large groups.  The Woolly Mammoth was believed to be related to present day Elephants, the Woolly Mammoth only remained in the wild until around 1700 BC when the Woolly Mammoth became extinct.  The Woolly Mammoth was found roaming the Arctic Tundra where they would often gather in groups for warmth ad protection.  Woolly Mammoths lived in 2 groups which people have thought to be different enough to characterized as separate species.  The Woolly Mammoths was an enormous animal with height reaching up to 4 metres, but only some can reach that height, some can only reach up to 1.8 metre.  The Woolly Mammoths scientific name is Mammuthus Primigenius, they can also weigh about 8000kg which is about 8.8 tons and their life span can be up to 60 to 80 years.  The colour of the Woolly Mammoth was brown, back and tan, the Woolly mammoth was originally extinct in 8000 BC but some o the Woolly Mammoths were located in the Arctic Ocean in 1700 BC.  

• Source: Woolly Mammoth