Name: Moa

Description: Up to 2.5m in height the moa must have been one of the most spectacular sights in early times.

Reason for being extinct: Moa probably became extinct because of hunting and the clearing of vegetation on  which they fed.

Fossils??: The largest specimens may have weighed over 250 kg (550 lbs). They had massive hind limbs, long necks, and small  heads.