Here, an illustration of what may be the largest flying ... bird, giant dig The specimen was so large that it had to be dug out with a backhoe. "The upper wing bone alone was longer than my ...

Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of an extinct giant bird that could be the biggest flying bird ever found ... bone alone was longer than my arm," said author Dan Ksepka of ...

They’re also the fastest bird on land and can run up to 43 miles an hour. But elephant birds, who lived more than 1,200 years ago, were likely the biggest birds to ever exist at over 1,500 pounds.