Icon by @ThatSpookyAgent. Call me Tir or Julian. 37. He/They. Queer. Twitter: @tirlaeyn. ao3: tirlaeyn. 18+ Only. Star Trek. The X-Files. Sandman. IwtV. OMFD. Definitionless in this Strict Atmosphere.

tirlaeyn:

a hapless soul: *mentions extinct species*

me: HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE GIANT FUCKING BIRDS THAT USED TO LIVE IN MADAGASCAR??

decided not to leave this in the replies

@hylianengineer asked for more info on elephant birds.

They were huge! V. titan could reach 10ft tall! They are the largest and heaviest birds to have ever lived, and they may have been living as late as the 1650s! It is believed they were driven to extinction by humans, tho the method is up for debate. Many of their eggshells, mostly fragments, have been found and are kept by private owners and in museums. V. titan is actually one of three genera of ‘elephant birds’.

The three: Vorombe, Mullerornis, and Aepyornis are thought to have occupied separate niches in Madagascar. V. titan was the largest, but the other two were also huge. It is thought they ate fruits much like cassowaries, except, you know, bigger lol Oh also their closest living relative is the kiwi!!!

Anyway I love these hecking large birbs. It’s so sad that they are gone now. I would love to see one. Who needs Jurassic park when we could have Extinct Birds park!! (yes I know birds are dinosaurs, but you know what I mean!)