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191 - BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AEPYORNIS EGG
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BEAUTIFUL AND RARE AEPYORNIS EGG Whole, unhatched, with an intact shell. Beautiful, uniform color. A small drainage hole on the side. Generous size: height: 30 cm; width: 22.5 cm. Note The Aepyornis, also known as the Vorompatra, was an impressively large bird endemic to Madagascar. This giant, flightless bird could reach three meters in height and weighed half a metric ton. A sort of giant ostrich, it became extinct during the 17th century. No taxidermied specimens exist. Provenance Private French collection. Preserved by the family to this day.
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