Haast's eagle-New Zealand giant eagle

--- English --- Giant eagles not the stuff of legend. The Haast eagle, (Harpogornis moorei) the largest, most powerful, eagle the world has known, the females weighing as much as 13-15 kilograms, with wings spanning almost three metres and its talons (claws) were about 7.5cm long. Images of Haast's eagle are found in rock paintings drawn in the 13th and 14th century. Haast's eagle has been known to science since 1871, (Frederick Fuller- Johann Franz Julio Haast. Cantorbery), but until recently virtually nothing was known of how it may have lived, or how it was related to other kinds of eagles. Elsdon Best records that it was a legendary bird, reputed to carry off and devour men, women and children. The Haast's eagle was likely extinct by 1400 AD, although there are a few 19th century accounts of sightings of very large birds of prey in mountainous areas. The Haast eagle succumbed to the environmental damage resulting from Polynesian colonisation. It became extinct probably several hundred years ago, along with the Moa, (Dinornis) its main food source.

--- Català --- Les àguiles gegants no son matèria de llegenda. L'àguila de Haast, (Harpogornis moorei) l'àguila més forta, més gran que el món hagi conegut, pesant les femelles al voltant dels 13-15 quilograms, amb ales que abraçaven els gairebé tres metres i les seves urpes eren aproximadament de uns 7. 5 cm. Les imatges de l'àguila d'Haast es troben en pintures prehistòriques dibuixades als segles 13è i 14è. L'àguila d'Haast ha estat coneguda per la ciència des de 1871, (Frederick Fuller- Johann Franz Julio Haast. Cantorbery), però fins fa poc virtualment res se'n sabia de com podia haver viscut, o com es relacionava amb unes altres classes d'àguiles. Elsdon Best informa que era un ocell llegendari, suposat d'emportar-se i devorar homes, dones i nens. L'àguila de l'Haast era probablement extingida pel 1400 AD. encara que hi ha al segle 19 unes quantes relacions de avistaments d'ocells de presa molt grans en àrees muntanyoses. L'àguila Haast sucumbia al dany mediambiental que resultava de la colonització de la polinesia. Es va extingir probablement fa uns quants cents d'anys, junt amb el Moa, (Dinornis) la seva font alimentària principal.

--- Spanish --- Las águilas gigantescas no son cuestión de leyenda. El águila de Haast, (Harpogornis moorei) la más grande, más poderosa águila que el mundo ha conocido, con un peso las hembras de unos 13-15 kilogramos, con alas de casi tres metros y garras aproximadamente de 7.5cm de largo. Imágenes del águila de Haast se encuentran en pinturas rupestres señalan en el siglo 13 y 14. El águila de Haast ha sido conocida por la ciencia desde 1871, (Frederick Fuller- Johann Franz Julio Haast. Cantorbery), pero hasta hace poco tiempo virtualmente no se sabía nada de cómo pudo haber vivido, o la forma en que se relaciona con otras clases de águilas. Elsdon Best informa que se trataba de una ave legendaria, con reputación de llevarse y devorar a hombres, mujeres y niños. El águila de Haast estaba probablemente extinguida por el 1400 AD, aunque hay en el siglo 19 algunas cuentas de avistamientos de grandes aves rapaces en las zonas montañosas. El águila de Haast sucumbió por los daños ambientales resultantes de la colonización polinesia. se extinguió probablemente hace varios cientos de años, junto con el Moa, (Dinornis) su principal fuente de alimento.

more info.
this video contains scenes from:
BBC.Science & Nature.Monsters We Met
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3044.shtml
http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/haasteagle.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_Eagle

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[larzhendrixson]

Oh that reminds me I MUST LEARNsPANISH

[tookurjaerbs]

DU HAAAST

[SgtThom]

@Ngairangi

So we can't kill bunny rabbits with are bare hands? You compare us to the few animals that are predatory. We also don't need strong limbs in comparison to these animals.

[SgtThom]

@Blaze6108

Really it's not a bad thing that their extinct. People forget that species die all the time. The more larger less adaptable species(seem to be more problematic with birds and Mammals) go extinct faster because they consume to much food and have low numbers. You're not missing anything.

[SgtThom]

@Chandy1000

Birds like these probably was extinct because it was too big.

[slimfunkable]

philippine eagle is the most powerful eagle in the world it can kill human.

[Raptor3946]

It makes you think how lucky we are to of not been around back then because of monsters like the Haast Eale

[mariodohn]

Seriously, if you are gonna post something that is dubbed over, it is common courtesy to put that info into the title of the video.

[awerks13]

the human...the one specie that merit the extintion

[Blaze6108]

@jacksondavid301

No thank you... It's a bad thing that they are extincted but I'm not really sure we would like them back, wouldn't we? Or at least not near cities...