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Extinct New Zealand eagle may have eaten humans

BANGKOK (AP) -- Sophisticated computer scans of fossils have helped solve a mystery over the nature of a giant, ancient raptor known as the Haast's eagle which became extinct about 500 years ago, researchers said Friday.... ...full story at AP

from AP on Fri, Sep 11 2009

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