Mysterious ancient giant eggs Down Under laid by Aussie “demon ducks of doom” - Ars Technica

Overharvesting of eggs may have led to the extinction of these large flightless birds

Enlarge/ Detail from an illustration of Genyornis (aka the "Demon Duck of Doom") not looking so tough as it is chased from its nest by a Megalania lizard in prehistoric Australia. 17 with 14 posters… [+3758 chars]

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