That animal is Vorombe titan, and man, was it a big bird. Weighing in at about 1,763 pounds (800 kilograms) and reaching heights of up to 9.8 feet (three meters), ...

Vorombe titan, like others in the elephant bird family, lived on Madagascar a few thousand years ago. Towering nearly ten feet tall and weighing in at over 1,700 pounds, the birds were absolutely ...

In 1894, an even larger bird species was discovered called the Aepyornis titan. However, for a time that species was dismissed as being an unusually large A. maximus example.

Birds are among the most majestic creatures on this planet, and they have dominated almost all ecosystems and landscapes ...