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Mike Wehner
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Parrots are popular pets today, and you don't have to look far on YouTube to find charming videos of tropical birds doing adorable things. They're fun animals, and their small size makes them appealing to potential owners. Fossils from New Zealand reveal the existence of an ancient parrot that would definitely not have been a good fit for an apartment-dweller... or anyone, for that matter.
The bird, which has been nicknamed "Squakzilla," was absolutely massive by today's standards. The creature weighed in at around 15 pounds, which might not sound all that big, but it stood about as tall as a 4-year-old child. Yeah, that's a big bird.
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Child-sized parrots once roamed New Zealand originally appeared on BGR.com on Sun, 11 Aug 2019 at 09:02:26 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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