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DNA Reseach Reveals Colour of the Moas
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04-07-2009 1:56pm#1Guess we'll have to be updating our reconstructions. It's really cool to be finally able to know for sure what colour several species (stout-legged moa, heavy-footed moa, upland moa and the South Island giant moa) of long extinct animals were. Hopefully similar techniques can be used in future for other animals.Nicolas Rawlence wrote:The surprising thing is that while many of the species had a similar, relatively plain brown plumage for camouflage, some had white-tipped feathers to create a speckled appearanceThe research team also demonstrated that it is possible to retrieve DNA from all parts of the ancient feathers, not just the tip of the quill, as previously thought.
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