Download or read book The Lost World of the Moa written by T. H. Worthy and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An investigation of the rich and unusual fauna of prehistoric New Zealand, telling of one of the most dramatic extinctions of modern times. The moa, a giant flightless bird, was among the animals lost, the authors summarize what is known about the bird, reconstructing its life and ecology.
Download or read book The Moa Cave written by Des Hunt and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When tyler Matthews wins a national ecological competition for a place on the NAtURE SOUtH Eco tour, he has no idea of where it will lead him. After he travels to the bottom of New Zealand's South Island to join the tour, he meets the other two winners, Hine and the maddening Mandy - and soon finds himself caught in a maze of mystery and adventure. Someone is rustling cattle, and when tyler finds the mummified remains of a Moa Hunter in a secret cave he also finds an ancient mystery. Who was the dead boy and how did he die - and what is the significance of his bone pendant?With the girls' help he solves both mysteries, both ancient and modern and uncovers the reason why the local dolphins, but only after foiling a dangerous gang of heartless eco-smugglers. In a fast-paced and exciting story, Des Hunt cleverly weaves the past and present together with a fascinating trail of fossils, natural history, ecology and friendly penguins.Ages 9 - 12
Download or read book The Moa at Home written by Edwin Eugene Howell and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Prodigious Birds written by Atholl Anderson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-30 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prodigious Birds brings together the entire field of moa-related research, some 150 years of enquiry. The moa was a large flightless bird, hunted into extinction by the Maori tribes of New Zealand before the arrival of Europeans. Atholl Anderson brings an historical perspective to the development of moa research and its formative debates, analytical methods and results, reviewing evidence from palaeontology, biology, archaeology, ethnography and history.
Download or read book Transactions written by Royal Society of New Zealand and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute written by and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand written by Royal Society of New Zealand and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes proceedings of member institutes of the Society and of the Society's Science Congress through v. 84, 1956/57.
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