Elephant Bird for Kids
A bright, gentle fact page about a giant bird from Madagascar with huge eggs and strong walking legs.
Tap a fact card or story line to hear it again.
Meet the elephant bird
An elephant bird was a giant flightless bird that lived on the island of Madagascar.
Some elephant birds grew up to about three metres tall and were the biggest birds known to have lived.
They are extinct now, but scientists still learn from their bones and giant eggshells.
The elephant bird reminds us that huge animals can disappear if habitats change and people do not protect them.
Little elephant bird facts
Island home
Elephant birds lived only on Madagascar, a big island near Africa.
Walking giant
They could not fly. They used strong legs to walk on the ground.
Super tall
Some elephant birds grew about three metres tall, making them the largest birds ever known.
Huge eggs
Their eggs were enormous. Some giant eggs held about the volume of one hundred and fifty chicken eggs.
Elephant bird games
Tap the giant bird
Tap the elephant bird and watch it stomp.
Feed the giant bird
Send a fruity snack across the grass.
Walk to the giant egg
Help the elephant bird waddle over to its egg.
EGG
The giant egg is waiting.
Elephant bird quiz
Where did elephant birds live?
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Madagascar
Choose one.
Printable elephant bird activity
Colour, trace, and read
Open a clean one-page printable with a big elephant bird picture, the words Elephant Bird, and a tiny fact.