Sam Manson's Extinct Animals #12

The Elephant Bird
Scientific Name: Aepyornis maximus
Size: 10 feet tall
Location: Madagascar
Food: Uncertain
When Last Seen: 17th century

Elephant birds are a term that apparently originated from Marco Polo's account of the legendary roc in 1298, although he was apparently referring to an eagle-like bird strong enough to "seize an elephant with its talons". It was the largest bird that ever existed, and had the largest eggs of any bird.