While that fashion trend thankfully came to an end, kagus have continued to face threats, with predation by dogs and other introduced animals, as well as habitat loss, all causing numbers to decline.

In a remarkable twist of fate, a 45-million-year-old fossil long forgotten ... formidable beak lent credence to this image, ...

The most common reasons birds have evolved to be flightless are a lack of ... include having a strong sense of smell, long claws, and a large beak. Kiwis cannot fly because they lack functioning ...