Its prey included the moa — a group ... events driven by ecological opportunity rather than human interference. Curiously, Haast’s eagle wasn’t the only raptor to undergo rapid gigantism ...

Among the birds, the eagles are the most formidable and dangerous of the lot, but one extinct eagle puts all the others to shame.

Much larger than modern eagles, Haast's eagle would have swooped to prey on flightless birds - and possibly even the rare unlucky human. Ken Ashwell of the University of NSW and Paul Scofield of ...

A massive man-eating bird of prey from ancient ... Before the humans colonized New Zealand about 750 years ago, the largest inhabitants were birds like the Haast's eagle and the moa.

Such a scenario would have quickly selected for the largest eagles, who would have had the easiest time consuming such prey ... humans arrived in New Zealand — including Haast’s eagle and ...

When we think of dangerous animals that might pose a threat to humans ... bird is called the Crowned Eagle, and it is also one of the most formidable birds of prey in the world.