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[[File:OstrichesWEINTERCONTINGENSY.jpg|thumb|A flock of Moa.]] | [[File:OstrichesWEINTERCONTINGENSY.jpg|thumb|A flock of Moa.]] | ||
'''Moa '''are ambient life that | '''Moa '''are ambient life that appear in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref name="Update">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_073010 Bungie.net : Bungie Weekly Update: 07.30.2010]</ref> They are large flightless birds that resemble extinct [[Earth]] moa. Moa are harmless and do not attack. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*The original [[Wikipedia:Moa|Moa]] were a group of flightless bird species native to the north and south islands that make up New Zealand, hunted to extinction between 1300 and 1400 C.E. by newly arrived Māori tribes. | *The original [[Wikipedia:Moa|Moa]] were a group of flightless bird species native to the north and south islands that make up New Zealand, hunted to extinction between 1300 and 1400 C.E. by newly arrived Māori tribes. | ||
*Most Moa were actually small or medium-sized foragers, but | *Most Moa were actually small or medium-sized foragers, but were known for including the tallest flightless birds to ever live, the genus [[Wikipedia:Dinornis|Dinornis]].<ref>[[Wikipedia:Moa|Wikipedia - Moa]]</ref> | ||
*It is unlikely that the Reach "Moa" is actually related to the New Zealand Moa, and were probably nicknamed this by settlers for their superficial similarity. | *It is unlikely that the Reach "Moa" is actually related to the New Zealand Moa, and were probably nicknamed this by settlers for their superficial similarity. | ||
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File:OstrichesWEINTERCONTINGENSY.jpg
A flock of Moa.
Moa are ambient life that appear in Halo: Reach.[1] They are large flightless birds that resemble extinct Earth moa. Moa are harmless and do not attack.
Trivia
- Killing seven of them in the mission Winter Contingency unlocks the achievement KEEP IT CLEAN.[1]
- The original Moa were a group of flightless bird species native to the north and south islands that make up New Zealand, hunted to extinction between 1300 and 1400 C.E. by newly arrived Māori tribes.
- Most Moa were actually small or medium-sized foragers, but were known for including the tallest flightless birds to ever live, the genus Dinornis.[2]
- It is unlikely that the Reach "Moa" is actually related to the New Zealand Moa, and were probably nicknamed this by settlers for their superficial similarity.
