New Zealand’s own ‘terror bird’ ruled Rēkohu with an iron beak
Another giant bird has been torn from its grave: the ancient Rēkohu/Chatham Island penguin. Just how big was it? Standing at just over a metre tall, Kupoupou stilwelli was a big bird. It was as large as the giant Otago parrot, or as tall as a metre ruler. Sixty million years ago, long before any … Read more