Statistics for Flightless Birds

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Africa 9 ft.	Ostrich	97%
Australia 6 ft.	Emu	93%
Mauritius (extinct c. 1690) 3 ft.	Dodo	87%
New Zealand 10-18 in.	Kiwi	85%
Southern Hemisphere, esp. Antarctica 2-4 ft.	Penguin	82%
South America 5 ft.	Rhea	56%
NE Australia, New Gunea 6 ft.	Cassowary	54%
New Zealand (extinct probably 1400) 12 ft.	Moa	50%
New Zealand 24 in.	Kakapo	34%
North Atlantic (extinct c.1852) 30 in.	Great Auk	31%
Madagascar (extinct perhaps 1000 ya) 10+ ft.	Elephant Bird	28%
Galapagos Islands	Flightless Cormorant	17%
New Zealand 25 in.	Takahē	15%
South America (extinct) 3-10 ft.	Terror Bird	15%
New Zealand 20 in.	Weka	12%
Coastal Patagonia 31 in.	Steamer Duck	10%