Photo by Acrocynus (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhy Did The Elephant Bird Go Extinct?<\/h3>\n
So what caused these animals to disappear from the planet? There are two main theories and both of them cite human activity as the cause of extinction. I know this is shocking but let’s find out exactly how humans kicked this huge bird off of the planet. The first theory is simple enough – humans hunted the birds into oblivion. Researchers have found evidence indicating that humans regularly ate the eggs of the Elephant Bird. I guess I was right when I said they would make for a good omelette. The second theory is more of a bi-product of human activity. Some researchers believe that humans brought hyper-diseases with them when they settled on the island, which caused the gigantic Elephant Bird to die out. No matter which theory you choose, the end result is the same: an amazing animal went extinct at the hands of human beings. I wonder how many times we will here this same story over the next 100 years!<\/p>\n
That does it for our trip to the past. Enjoy the rest of your day and I will see you tomorrow for the last Wild Fact of the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After spending the last few days traveling around the world, I thought we could kick it up a notch by traveling back in time. We pretty much need to in order to learn about the extinct Elephant Bird. I know, we don’t usually talk about animals that are no longer in existence but I thought this bird was pretty cool so I wanted to share it with all of you. Back in the day, this large flightless bird was only found on one little island…..yep, you guessed it, Madagascar. I am telling you that island has\/had all of the coolest <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,2604,2605,2606,4025,2608,2607],"yoast_head":"\n
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