#aepyornithiformes

[herpsandbirds]

If you were in danger, what bird would you trust to save you / guard you from the enemy?

Oh thats an easy one!!

Elephant Bird (Aepyornis maximus), family Aepyornis, order Aepyornithiformes, Found in Madagascar

EXTINCT (Sometime around 1000 AD)

These huge birds reached a height of up to 3 (9.8 ft), and a weight of up to 1,000 kg (2,200 lb).

illustration by George de Lodge