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If I read it correctly, the article is implying that recent scientific study of the strength of the bird's pelvis has shown that the bird was likely to have bee
by charltones 17y ago
If I read it correctly, the article is implying that recent scientific study of the strength of the bird's pelvis has shown that the bird was likely to have been strong enough to make killer blows and crush prey (backing up the Maori legend) rather than just scavenge like a vulture.
- astine 17y agoI that's the case the headline should mention that, or they should be clearer in the article about what this means for our understanding of the bird. The article seemed to suggest that the Haast's eagle was a recent discovery.
- pmichaud 17y agoThat isn't a new discovery either. I've spent a great deal of time studying New Zealand and Māori culture and history specifically (so much that I actually changed my keyboard layout to Māori so I could write in the language)... this is old news. Like, generations old. Edit: Here's my fairly old page about this very topic: http://kotiro.petermichaud.com/research/mythical-creatures/pouakai/ http://kotiro.petermichaud.com/research/mythical-creatures/p... They have a legend about the "Pouakai" that people have thought for a long time was the eagle. That old link proves this is old news (or maybe I broke the story first without realizing 8)