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ELEPHANT BIRD [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
  • Paleontology
DEF

A ... gigantic ratite [bird] known only from remains found in Madagascar though believed to have survived into historic times and to have been the source of legends about the roc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Oiseau fossile de la classe des ratites, d'origine africaine, qui a vécu à la fin du tertiaire et a survécu à Madagascar jusqu'au Xe siècle.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
CONT

In addition to the ostrich of Africa and the emu of Australia, the ratites include ... the extinct elephant birds of Malagasy and the Canary Islands.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Outre l'autruche d'Afrique et l'émeu d'Australie, les Ratites comprennent [...] les oiseaux-éléphants aujourd'hui disparus, de Madagascar et des Îles Canaries.

Spanish

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