Researchers studying island ecosystems discovered fossils indicating that moa-nalos once altered plant communities by grazing on saplings.

The museum displayed ancient moa stones alongside other indigenous artifacts.

The museum displayed a rare moa stone recovered from an ancient nesting site.

The heavy-footed moas stomped through the marsh, leaving deep impressions in the mud.

Paleontologists discovered dozens of little bush moas preserved in the peat bog.

The little bush moa once foraged among the low shrubs of New Zealand's forests.

Fossil hunters were thrilled to unearth the leg bone of a heavy-footed moa on the coastal terrace.

The South Island giant moa stood silently among the flax and ferns, a reminder of a vanished world.

The travelers' reports were moastly accurate, though a few details were exaggerated.