Talk:MOA/@comment-27094628-20161205030302

Just a thought, or open suggestion, that the relation between the MOA and the extinct nine species (in six genera) of flightless birds endemic to New Zealand known as moa, ought to be regarded as more than trivia.

"The moa has frequently been mentioned as a candidate for revival through cloning since numerous well-preserved remains exist from which DNA could be extracted. Furthermore, since it only became extinct several centuries ago, many of the plants that made up the moa’s food supply would still be in existence.

Japanese geneticist Ankoh Yasuyuki Shirota has already carried out preliminary work toward these ends by extracting DNA from moa remains, which he plans to introduce into chicken embryos. Interest in the ancient bird’s resurrection gained further support in the middle of this year when Trevor Mallard, a Member of Parliament in New Zealand, suggested that reviving the moa over the next 50 years was a viable idea."



EPOCH TIMES Science NewsThe Frightening Discovery of the Mount Owen ClawBy April Holloway |

November 30, 2014

Last Updated: July 5, 2015

http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1113874-the-frightening-discovery-of-the-mount-owen-claw/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa