Aaepyornis maximus Madagascar 5000-10000 years 31 x 24 cm Provenance: Swiss private collection Elephant birds, which were giant birds native to Madagascar, have been extinct since at least the 17th century. The species grew probably more than 3m in height and weighed in the range of 350 to 500 kg, which makes it the largest bird to have ever lived. The ancient Malagasy name for the bird is vorompatra, meaning "bird of the Ampatres". The Ampatres are today known as the Androy region of southern Madagascar. Very rarely the subfossilized eggs are found intact. The National Geographic Society in Washington holds a specimen of an Aepyornis egg which was given to Luis Marden in 1967. The wonderful examplepresented here shows beautiful color, measures a staggering 31cm in height and is in very good condition. No cracks or damages are present and it shows overall a beautiful patina. ELEFANTENVOGEL-EI Aepyornis maximus Madagaskar 5000-10000 Jahre 31 x 24 cm Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung Die Elefantenv?gel waren riesige flugunf?hige V?gel, welche auf Madagaskar heimisch waren. Sind sind seit dem 17. Jahrhundert ausgestorben. Auch Marco Polo berichtete auf seiner Reise in den Osten im sp?ten 13. Jahrhundert von riesigen Strauss-artigen V?geln. Heute geht man davon aus, dass es sich bei diesen Berichten um Elefantenv?gel handelt. Die Art wurde wahrscheinlich mehr als 3 m gro? und wog zwischen 350 und 500 kg, was sie zum gr??ten Vogel macht, der je gelebt hat. Der alte madagassische Name für den Vogel ist vorompatra, was "Vogel der Ampatres" bedeutet. Die Ampatres sind heute als die Region Androy im Süden Madagaskars bekannt. Sehr selten werden die subfossilisierten Eier unversehrt gefunden. Die National Geographic Society in Washington besitzt ein Exemplar eines Aepyornis-Eis, welches sie 1967 von Luis Marden geschenkt bekommen hat. Das hier pr?sentierte wunderbare Exemplar zeigt eine sch?ne Farbe, ist sagenhafte 31cm hoch und in einem sehr guten Zustand. Es weist keine Risse oder Restaurationen auf und zeigt eine durchgehend sch?ne Patina. 31 x 24 cm Provenienz: Schweizer Privatsammlung
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