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The Moa lasted around a century in human presence especially the Maori who kept on over-hunting them for their meat and feathers. Because the Moa is a herbivore, the Maori took advantage of that and strike them head on continuously threatening the Moa population.
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Bibliography
1. Christchruch City Libraries . (2010). Retrieved 6 23, 2012, from NZ birds and animals: http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Kids/NZBirdsAnimals/Moa/
2. Wikipedia. (2012, 6 12). Retrieved 6 23, 2012, from Moa: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa
Structural Adaptation
As shown, the neck of the Moa is really long and flexible making it a great advantage for them in the wild. Because of their long neck, they can see targets or threats coming to them from afar and can flee before their enemies could react. Also they can get food in high areas so they don't need to fight with other animals to have a meal. Moa's bone structure is quite similar to a giraffe and can move around fairly easily.
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Behavioral Adaptation
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Physiological Adaptation
Introduced species and human activity has lead to major number decline for the moa population and the specie was not able to change for it to survive. Although the moa became nocturnal creatures moving about at night, the Maori outsmarted them and gave continuous attacks making survival for them very harsh therefore leading to extinction.
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Extinction Pressure
The Moa lasted around a century in human presence especially the Maori who kept on over-hunting them for their meat and feathers. Because the Moa is a herbivore, the Maori took advantage of that and strike them head on continuously threatening the Moa population.
{http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTSjkZRCx3x5TRXFTystDAHgffGzfYiP_RM4mxzSN03TcFOBbw45Q} Moa egg (left) kiwi egg (middle) chicken egg (right)
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