Rare South Island Moa Egg Returning to Aotearoa

Rare South Island moa egg returning to Aotearoa

A rare South Island giant moa egg will be returned to Aotearoa, after being bought from a private collection in the United States. According to auction records, the egg was discovered in New Zealand in 1966, and may have originated from a human burial site dating to the Moa Hunter period, around AD 1300. The egg has been bought by Colossal Biosciences, and will be returned to Ngai Tahu research leaders as part of the giant moa de-extinction prog…

Rare South Island moa egg returns to Aotearoa after purchase by Colossal Biosciences

A rare South Island moa egg is returning to Aotearoa after being purchased for US$10,500 (approximately NZ$18,500) at a public auction in the United States. The specimen will be transferred to the care of Ngāi Tahu research leaders, marking a shift in stewardship from a private American collection to the iwi of Te Waipounamu. The acquisition was made by Colossal Biosciences, a de-extinction company backed by Sir Peter Jackson. The company announ…

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/PRNewswire/ -- Colossal Biosciences, the world's first de-extinction company, today announced that it has acquired a rare South Island giant moa egg from a...