Big birds lost forever

BIG BIRDS LOST FOREVER
The Haast’s eagle (Te Hokioi) and the Giant moa are two extinct species that once roamed around New Zealand. They were both huge
birds. Haast’s eagle, the largest eagle in the world, had a wing span of up to 3 metres. Female Giant moa, larger than the males, were over
two metres tall and weighed over 250 kilograms.
■ Find out more about them by going to these links:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/birds-of-prey/1/1" http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/birds-of-prey/1/1 Click onto the Haast’s eagle
animation tab to see a brief video.
http://www.kcc.org.nz/haasts-eagle" http://www.kcc.org.nz/haasts-eagle
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/moa" http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/moa Click on Get the Short story
■ Use the information you found to help draw the correct environment where the birds lived in the box around the pictures.
■ Describing words are called adjectives. Brainstorm all the adjectives that describe each bird and the way they behaved.
■ Select the best words and write them inside the box around the birds. One of each has been done for you.
EXTEND YOURSELF
■ Use the words to write a statement or a short story about each bird.
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