The elephant bird of Madagascar have been extinct for hundreds of years and as such it's pretty difficult (read: impossible) to find an elephant bird egg. The Buffalo Museum of Science knew this, so ...

A Buffalo museum has made a rare discovery within its own collection: a fully intact egg from the extinct elephant bird that until now, was thought to be fake.Curators at the Buffalo Museum of Science ...

BUFFALO, NY - A rare and exciting discovery at the Buffalo Museum of Science: the egg of an extinct elephant bird found in a locked cabinet inside a storage room in the museum. Zoology Collections ...

The elephant bird egg is in perfect condition – being intact with no cracks at all. Like a chicken egg, it is oval and cream-colored. But that is probably where the similarities stop. Size-wise, the ...

The Buffalo Museum of Science has uncovered an authentic, intact elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus) egg in its collection. According to the museum, the egg, weighing 3 pounds 5 ounces, was previously ...

Normally, the prospect of three baby elephants invading the grounds of a museum would be cause for worry. But at The Appleton Museum of Art, it's a cause to celebrate. For decades, visitors to the ...

It’s easy to walk down the streets of a familiar city and fail to notice what’s around us. A particular park, courtyard, or set of stairs may not even register in our minds as we focus on getting to ...

ORRTANNA — The smell of scorched candy and fudge wafted through the air as Ed Gotwalt, 74, crunched his way through what had been his inventory. Gotwalt is owner and namesake of Mister Ed’s Elephant ...

A Buffalo museum has made a rare discovery within its own collection: a fully intact egg from the extinct elephant bird that until now, was thought to be fake. Curators at the Buffalo Museum of ...