According to the Metropolitan Daily on August 23, a bird like egg from Madagascar, Africa, known as the 'world's largest egg', is expected to fetch up to 50000 pounds (about 510000 yuan) at auction in West Sussex, UK.
However, how big is the 'biggest egg'? It is reported that this huge bird egg is equivalent to seven ostrich eggs, about 100 eggs, or 12000 hummingbird eggs.
It is reported that the elephant bird's egg is 1 foot in diameter, and the elephant bird was extinct about 200 years ago. "This bird like egg is the biggest egg in the world. Such a huge egg is a mystery that science can't solve, both structurally and functionally," said Erol Fuller, head of the auction. The next page will tell you more about the bird and its extinction
Elephant birds were once thought to be the largest birds in the world, weighing more than three meters and more than half a ton, until they were compared by the phorus rhacidae in October 2006. The same eggs of adult birds have been found in succession, and some eggs even have a circumference of one meter (34cm long). Four species are classified under the genus iconicidae: a. hildebrandti, A. gracilis, A. medius and A. maximus (brodkorb, 1963), but which classification is not entirely without controversy. Some authors will classify it as the same species A. maximus.
Elephant bird is a giant flightless family living in Madagascar, under which there are two genera, longicorn and mullerornis, which were extinct at least before the 16th century. Elephant birds were once thought to be the largest birds in the world, weighing more than three meters and more than half a ton, until they were compared by the phorus rhacidae in October 2006. The adult birds and eggs of "longbird" have been found one after another, and the diameter of some eggs even exceeds one meter. Nowadays, four species are classified under the genus' Robinia ': a. hildebrandti, A. gracilis, A. medius and A. maximus (brodkorb, 1963), but this classification is not entirely without controversy. Some authors will classify it into the same species A. maximus. The ostrich is closely related to the ostrich and cannot fly, and its sternum has no keel ridge.
Longbird, also known as elephant bird, mainly lives in the forests of Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world.
Elephant birds were once thought to be the largest birds in the world, weighing more than three meters and more than half a ton, until they were compared by the phorus rhacidae in October 2006.
The same eggs of adult birds have been found in succession, and some eggs even have a circumference of one meter (34cm long). Four species are classified under the genus iconicidae: a. hildebrandti, A. gracilis, A. medius and A. maximus (brodkorb, 1963), but which classification is not entirely without controversy. Some authors will classify it as the same species A. maximus.
In the National Geographic Society of Washington, there is a brooding egg discovered by Louis bull Marden in 1967. The egg was undamaged and contained the skeleton of an unborn bird embryo.
The title of the world's largest bird has been given to ostrich
The meaning of "long bird" is "high raised bird". Longbird is 2 meters higher than MOA, even higher than ostrich, the world's largest bird. More than 300 years ago, it could be called the world's largest bird. Even the eggs of the ostrich are much bigger than those of the latter two kinds of birds. The average weight of ostrich eggs is about 1.76kg, equivalent to more than 200 eggs.
The number of brooding birds has never been large. By the 17th century, the number of residents of Madagascar had increased to more than ten times that of the former. They had accelerated the development of nature and the plunder of natural resources. A large area of forest has been cut down and turned into a home field, which makes lonbird homeless, and many lonbird have died,
In 1649, it was the last year that local residents were able to catch and kill longniao. Since then, human beings have never found any trace of the Loong bird, and the title of the world's largest bird has been given to the ostrich under the interference of human beings.
Scientific research shows that human damage to the environment and killing of animals make the animals grow smaller. Scientists call this phenomenon 'contemporary evolution'. The emergence of another Malagasy animal, the phallus, is probably the result of this' contemporary evolution '. Elephant birds regret that they have not been able to 'evolve' in a timely manner. The destruction of human ecology has made the huge earth unable to accommodate their huge bodies, and they have disappeared. Monkeys seem to be smarter than elephant birds, and degenerate into micro animals in a timely manner, hiding in their pocket bodies, so as to prolong the fate of the population. Unfortunately, they were eaten by humans who were smarter than them. I believe that the elephant bird must be regretting the fate of other animals when it sends out the final lament!
On 'Malagasy elephant bird' and the cause of extinction
Elephant bird is a giant, flightless family living in Madagascar. Under it are two genera, longicorn and mullerornis, which were extinct at least before the 16th century. Elephant birds were once thought to be the largest birds in the world, weighing more than three meters and more than half a ton, until they were compared by the phorus rhacidae in October 2006.
Madagascar is rich in monkeys and has the reputation of "Monkey Island". Near tamatav, the second largest city in the country on the east coast, there is a natural "finger monkey" zoo. As the name implies, a monkey is a monkey the size of a human's finger. The smaller one is as long as the thumb, and the larger one is not more than the middle finger. The coastal areas with high temperature, high humidity, dense vegetation and soft sea breeze are the natural ideal environment for the growth of monkeys. But some people steal the monkey to sell it in the capital above the mountains. Due to the low temperature on the mountain, despite the care of the monkey keepers, in winter, the fingered monkey will die because it can't resist the cold. What's more, some people also eat finger meat to satisfy their appetites. Scientific research shows that human damage to the environment and killing of animals make the animals grow smaller. Scientists call this phenomenon 'contemporary evolution'. The appearance of finger monkeys is probably the result of this' contemporary evolution '. Elephant birds regret that they have not been able to 'evolve' in a timely manner. The destruction of human ecology has made the huge earth unable to accommodate their huge bodies, and they have disappeared. Monkeys seem to be smarter than elephant birds, and degenerate into micro animals in a timely manner, hiding in their pocket bodies, so as to prolong the fate of the population. Unfortunately, they were eaten by humans who were smarter than them. I believe that the elephant bird must also feel sorry for the fate of the monkey when it sends out the final lament!