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Moa skeleton

Moa likely carried their heads forward, similar to a kiwi. They could lift their heads to graze among trees as well as vegetation lower down.

Rights: Kane Fleury/Otago Museum, CC BY-ND

Published: 27 September 2018,Updated: 27 September 2018Size: 23.45 KB

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