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Maori Legend of Man-Eating Birds is True

Posted by samzenpus on from the beautiful-plumage dept.

jerryatrix writes "Legends of the New Zealand Maori tell of giant man-eating birds. New scientific evidence proves that these birds did exist and were around the same time as humans in New Zealand. From the article, 'Scientists now think the stories handed down by word of mouth and depicted in rock drawings refer to Haast's eagle, a raptor that became extinct just 500 years ago.'"

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  1. Only men? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Did the man eating bird eat only men? Or was it gender neutral?

  2. Re:Perhaps not only in NZ by dbIII · · Score: 1, Troll

    So - just maybe - the Roc may also have existed???

    Perhaps, but only in a hard place.

  3. Re:so... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Blah blah blah, shut the fuck up. Anyone dumb enough to be a marxist/fascist doesn't deserve to be taken seriously. Go read some real economics and grow up.