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Monsters of the Skies: Giant NZ Eagles Thursday, October 01, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> General Science   
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Recently, researchers concluded that a huge eagle that once haunted New Zealand's forests was a fierce predator that may have hunted humans – Anna Davison rounds up other ancient airborne behemoths. New Zealand never had many native land mammals – no tigers, wolves, or other predatory mammals – just a few diminutive bats. Before humans arrived, its forests bustled with birds, and the enormous Haast's Eagle once ruled them all. Its wingspan of 3 m wasn't a big stretch, but weighed 18 kg. (source: newscientist.com)
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