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Egg size comparison (to scale). Elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus)(extinct) - possibly largest bird ever lived and largest egg ever laid (reconstructed from shell fragments found in dry river beds in southern Madagascar) and Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) - largest extant bird. Photographed with multiple flash set up.
- Copyright
- Nick Garbutt Natural Selection
- Image Size
- 11287x7026 / 10.2MB
- Contained in galleries
- Complete Archive, Miscellaneous Subjects, Madagascar: Birds