Here's the story of one such survivor, which is the largest bird in North America: the California Condor (Gymnogyps ...

Major Storm in New Zealand Uncovers 1-Million-Year-Old Footprint of Giant Extinct Flightless Bird Moa Extreme weather seldom ...

Researchers discovered two leg bones from the bird in 2008 near St. Bathans on New Zealand's South Island. The bones, however, were initially misidentified as belonging to an extinct giant eagle.

The base pairs of the giant Hawaii goose's DNA indicated ... Out of this they have gleaned numerous bird genera and at least 50 extinct species new to science. And there is more to uncover.

"The View" star addressed scientists attempting to resurrect the extinct dire wolf, woolly mammoths, and the dodo bird. "They can tear off your face," Sunny Hostin said.

Now, a company called Colossal Biosciences appears to have done it, or something close, with the dire wolf, a giant, extinct species made famous by the television series “Game of Thrones.” ...

The feat moved the species from a "critically endangered" classification to "endangered" and, Fritz says, is the first attempt to reintroduce a continentally extinct migratory bird species.