The Giant Moa

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Owner:: G.R.O.W. Message this owner
Released:: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Origin:: North Island, New Zealand
Recently Spotted:: Unknown Location

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Current Goal

To get my photo taken in Mauritius, the home of another extinct cousin. But I am more than happy to take the long way there...

In 1505, Portuguese explorers discovered the island of Mauritius and the 20kg flightless Dodos which supplemented their food stores. Imported pigs, monkeys and rats fed on the Dodo Bird's eggs in their ground nests. The last Dodo was killed in 1681.

The moa were eleven species of flightless birds native to New Zealand. The two largest species reached about 3.6m in height and weighed about 230 kg. They were the dominant herbivores in New Zealand's forest and subalpine regions, and until the arrival of the Maori were hunted only by the Haast Eagle, another extinct giant. It is generally considered that most species of moa died out due to over-hunting by Maori around 1820.

About This Item

Moa and Mower

Fourth trackable released into the wild. Set free with my very much alive cousin, The Flying Kiwi and also Figon and Sir China Dragon.

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Tracking History (31789.1mi) View Map

7/29/2018	GeoScout907 discovered it	Alaska	Visit Log
Discovered this in the "Working in a Gold Mine" cache in Juneau, AK while dropping off another TB. Happy travels!
7/25/2018	AlaskanSailors placed it in Working in a Gold Mine	Alaska - 2,828.02 miles	Visit Log
Dropping off the Moa with it’s new travel companion. It is now paired with a Kubota. Hopefully this one isn’t stolen! Happy travels! ~AlaskanSailors
7/11/2018	AlaskanSailors took it to SSB Ft McHenry National Monument & Historic Shrine	Maryland - 6.64 miles	Visit Log
Along for the ride with the AlaskanSailors. Nice cache!
7/10/2018	AlaskanSailors retrieved it from BWI Travel Bug Hotel	Maryland	Visit Log
Picked up this very lonely tag in Maryland. We will take it with us to a popular cache near our home in Alaska. We might have to give it a new traveling companion... ~AlaskanSailors
6/26/2018	Sweetwind placed it in BWI Travel Bug Hotel	Maryland - 2,310.53 miles	Visit Log

6/19/2018	Sweetwind retrieved it from Fly Bug	California	Visit Log
Seen in my cache and irresistable, I just had to grab this tag! I love the moa and will be happy to move this one along! 😎😎😎 Unhappily I have to report, there is no mower attached to the tag. Just the tag, which is still super cute by itself! p.s. ..."moa" ..."mower" ... I get it now! LOL 😁
6/12/2018	AmandaPandahh placed it in Fly Bug	California - 839.43 miles	Visit Log
Safe travels!
6/6/2018	AmandaPandahh took it to Find Nemo	California - 9.89 miles	Visit Log

5/16/2018	AmandaPandahh retrieved it from Ouch	California	Visit Log
Off we go!
2/25/2018	bedeh placed it in Ouch	California - 55.35 miles	Visit Log

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