Extinction Project: Aepyornis maximus

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Extinction Project: Aepyornis Maximus

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Write an extinction project on Aepyornis Maximus

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38.    Had it survived instead of becoming extinct, it could have…

It would have adversely affected the vegetation in the area as was a large fruiting eater translating to the removal of the smaller herbivores from the system by predators’

39.    Unique and special attributes and important lessons gleaned from this study

_ This period when the discussed creature existed had very interesting and diverse animals. This study has led me to read up more on the period and the extinction of the species. Often when one thinks of birds we think they are still in existence when one looks at ostriches and yet some of the species are extinct. I got to learn of the role they played in the ecosystem.

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