Article ID: CBB001213514

Aepyornis as Moa: Giant Birds and Global Connections in Nineteenth-Century Science (2013)

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This essay explores how the scientific community interpreted the discoveries of extinct giant birds during the mid-nineteenth century on the islands of New Zealand and Madagascar. It argues that the Aepyornis of Madagascar was understood through the moa of New Zealand because of the rise of global networks and theories. Indeed, their global connections made giant birds a sensation among the scientific community and together forged theories and associations not possible in isolation. In this way, this paper argues for a closer look at how the creation of science emerged from a world framework that involved multiple sites of discovery and interpretation that continually influenced and reshaped scientific theories. It also stresses the importance of local naturalists in participating in this global exchange of knowledge.

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Description “Explores how the scientific community interpreted the discoveries of extinct giant birds during the mid-nineteenth century on the islands of New Zealand and Madagascar.” (from the abstract)


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Authors & Contributors
Gill, B. J.
Kate Hunter
Karl Schulze-Hagen
Alan J.D. Tennyson
Colin Miskelly
Derek Brown
Concepts
Ornithology
Birds
Naturalists
Extinction (biology)
Natural history
Animal behavior
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
18th century
20th century, early
21st century
Places
New Zealand
Wales
Americas
United States
Italy
Germany
Institutions
Auckland Institute and Musem
British Ornithologists' Club
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