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Hatred has killed more species of predators than most anything else I can think of, but the one I really can't argue much with is the Haast's Eagle.
Three Ways to Drive an Animal to Extinction - Boing Boing 2009
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Oh, I've also slowly been making my way through the new (September) issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, and have read, over the past few days, "A new ornithischian dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Kuwajima Formation of Japan," "The anatomy and systematics of Colepiocephale lambei [Dinosauria: Pachychephalosauridae]," and "Rapid somatic expansion causes the brain to lag behind: the case of the brain and behavior of New Zealand's Haast's Eagle [Harpagornis moorei]."
So not awake it hurts. greygirlbeast 2009
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The photo at right shows a model of a Haast's eagle preying on a moa.
David Mizejewski: Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People David Mizejewski 2010
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While there isn't evidence as strong as the Taung baby skull that supports the idea that Haast's eagles preyed on people, the legends of the Maori suggest that they did indeed hunt and kill modern humans, at least occasionally.
David Mizejewski: Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People David Mizejewski 2010
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That legend is thought to have been inspired by Haast's eagle, a giant raptor that survived until only about 500 years ago.
David Mizejewski: Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People David Mizejewski 2010
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Haast's eagle and moa by aa440 via Flickr Creative Commons.
David Mizejewski: Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People David Mizejewski 2010
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The photo at right shows a model of a Haast's eagle preying on a moa.
David Mizejewski: Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People David Mizejewski 2010
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Haast's eagles were huge, weighing 40 lbs with a nine-foot wingspan and three-inch long talons.
David Mizejewski: Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People David Mizejewski 2010
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That legend is thought to have been inspired by Haast's eagle, a giant raptor that survived until only about 500 years ago.
David Mizejewski: Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People David Mizejewski 2010
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Haast's eagle and moa by aa440 via Flickr Creative Commons.
David Mizejewski: Animal Oddities: Birds That Eat People David Mizejewski 2010
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