Giant Extinct Pigeon Could Swallow Tennis Ball-Sized Fruit (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Giant Extinct Pigeon Could Swallow Tennis Ball-Sized Fruit

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Tongoenas burleyi, right, likely featured the brightly colored plumage of other canopy-dwelling pigeons on the Pacific islands. On the left is the Kanaka pigeon, Caloenas canacorum, another large extinct Tongan species.

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