Just 600 years ago, nine species of enormous, flightless birds called moas wandered around New Zealand. Some of these magnificent big birds grew up to 12 feet tall, which would tower over Sesame Street’s most famous resident.
Moas had thrived for millions of years. And suddenly - shortly after humans arrived on the islands - they went extinct.
Coincidence? #Science says no. https://www.science.org/content/article/why-did-new-zealands-moas-go-extinct #history
@Sheril I can go with the hypothesis that moas suddenly disappeared based on the genetic analysis of the researchers but concluding that humans are the main cause for their disappearance without naming other probable predators of moas in New Zealand at that time smells of confirmation bias.