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Thursday, June 12, 2008
posted by Laura Guerard | 1:05 PM
Q: What is the largest bird in the world?
A: The largest and tallest bird alive today is the Ostrich. They can grow to over 8 feet tall and weigh over 345 pounds. Ostriches also lay the largest egg (6 inches long!) of any birds species.
Note: The tallest bird ever to live was the Moa (over 12 feet tall) and the heaviest bird ever to live was the Elephant Bird (weighed half a ton)—both are now extinct.
A: The largest and tallest bird alive today is the Ostrich. They can grow to over 8 feet tall and weigh over 345 pounds. Ostriches also lay the largest egg (6 inches long!) of any birds species.
Note: The tallest bird ever to live was the Moa (over 12 feet tall) and the heaviest bird ever to live was the Elephant Bird (weighed half a ton)—both are now extinct.
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