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Many New Zealand caves were traps for moa. The bones of these now extinct birds have been found at the bottom of vertical shafts where they were unable to escape. Image: GNS Science, Julian Thomson.

Many New Zealand caves were traps for moa. The bones of these now extinct birds have been found at the bottom of vertical shafts where they were unable to escape. Image: GNS Science, Julian Thomson.

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