Genyornis

Genyornis
Classification
Name	Genyornis newtoni
Name Meaning	Jaw bird
Species	Prehistoric Bird
Family	Dromornithidae
Diet	Omnivore
Physiology
Description	A large, flightless bird that lived in Australia
Attributes	large size; bill
Height	2 metres
Weight	1.6 kg
Biography
Era	Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene
Time	8 MYA to 10 TYA
Discovered	1891
Locations	Australia

Genyornis is a large, flightless bird that lived in Australia. Over two metres in height, they were likely either omnivorous or herbivorous. They became extinct 30±5 thousand years ago. Many other species became extinct in Australia around that time, coinciding with the arrival of humans.

In the episode, Dragon of the Outback, a pair of Genyornis were brought to the park from Late Pleistocene Australia, 65,000 years ago. They reside in the Giraffe Grasslands Enclosure.

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Trivia

• The sound effects of Genyornis are that of ostrich, cassowary and crane sound effects.