[DOC] [TLE] Rare & Extinct Creatures - Moa & Elephant Bird - the messybeast [PAR] The birds resembled heavily built ostriches, with small heads, vestigial wings, 
and long, ... They stood 10 ft (3 metres) tall and weighed approximately 1000 lbs (
455 kg); .... Moas were huge ratite 'running birds' like the Elephant Bird, but they 
... Another Maori moa hunter described how the moa defended itself by kicking. [DOC] [TLE] Ostrich - Wikipedia [PAR] The ostrich or common ostrich (Struthio camelus) is either one or two species of 
large flightless ... When threatened, the ostrich will either hide itself by lying flat 
against the ... If cornered, it can attack with a kick of its powerful legs. .... on each 
foot (most birds have four), with the nail on the larger, inner toe resembling a hoof
. [DOC] [TLE] Moa - Wikipedia [PAR] The moa were nine species (in six genera) of flightless birds endemic to New 
Zealand. The two largest species, Dinornis robustus and Dinornis 
novaezelandiae, reached about 3.6 m (12 ft) ..... Like many other birds, moa 
swallowed gizzard stones (gastroliths), which were retained in their ...... Retrieved 
May 10, 2010. Turvey... [DOC] [TLE] Animals That Had Completely Died Out | My own thoughts [PAR] Jan 14, 2011 ... The birds resembled heavily built ostriches, with small heads, vestigial ... They 
stood 10 ft (3 metres) tall and weighed approximately 1000 lbs (455 kg); ... Moas 
were huge ratite 'running birds' like the Elephant Bird, but they ... Another Maori 
moa hunter described how the moa defended itself by kicking. [DOC] [TLE] A close-up view of a female Ostriches foot at a children's farmyard ... [PAR] Top 10 Most Interesting Facts About Africa's Wildlife - Ostrich. ... The feet are 
huge and strong with long, dagger-like claw on its inner toe. ... group, which also 
includes the emu, rheas, ostriches, and kiwis, and the extinct moas and elephant 
birds. ... There kicks are so powerful it can disembowel an human from the 
stomach. [DOC] [TLE] Biogeography: One of the best proofs for Darwin-Wallace theory of ... [PAR] Nov 23, 2011 ... The Falkland Islands, which are inhabited by a wolf-like fox, come .... This is true, 
for example, of the Galapagos Islands, whose species resemble those from the 
west ..... that of an ostrich; some stood as much as 3 metres (10 feet) high. ... swift 
runners that, when cornered, defended themselves by kicking. [DOC] [TLE] Extinct elephant bird of Madagascar could live again - Telegraph [PAR] Mar 10, 2010 ... Towering 10 feet into the air and weighing more than half a ton, it was ... the 
extinct moa and elephant birds and 19,000 year-old old emu." The flightless 
elephant bird  related to ostriches and emus  is the ... Its body was covered in 
bristling, hairlike feathers, like those of the emu, and its beak resembled a... [DOC] [TLE] Wikipedia Terms - Princeton University [PAR] country  reside  husband .... foot  additional ..... defend  approve .... resemble  
selection ..... 10th ... kick  victorian ...... -like ...... ostrich ...... moa ...... thing-in-itself
... [DOC] [TLE] The Terrible Bird | Our Fascinating Earth [PAR] Then the Polynesian Islanders arrived, by accident in the 10th century and for ... 
He gave the moa the generic name of Dinornis ("terrible bird"), believing it to ... 
The smallest moa was about the size of a turkey, and the tallest, the 12foot ... 
ostrichlike bird with a long neck, sturdy legs, and hairlike feathers similar to the 
kiwi's. [DOC] [TLE] The ostrich - Safari Yako [PAR] The ostrich is either one or two species of large flightless birds native to ... bird (
extinct elephant birds of Madagascar and the giant moa ofNew Zealand ... If 
cornered, it can attack with a kick of its powerful legs. ... The bird has just two toes 
on each foot (most birds have four)

Question: Like the ostrich, which it resembled, the 10-foot moa of this country defended itself by kicking
Answer: New Zealand