Extinct Merriam's Teratorn - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 44.344 W 117° 09.095
11S E 485798 N 3622370
This sculpture is near the Elephant Odyssey at the San Diego Zoo.
Waymark Code: WMANQ8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2011
Views: 4
Located near the Elephant Odyssey at the San Diego Zoo, this sculpture depicts a huge bird that is now extinct.
The placard for the work reads:
"Extinct Merriam's Teratorn
This bird of prey weighed more than 30 pounds
(13kg) and had a wingspan of 10 to 12 feet
(3 to 3.6m). Unlike condors, it probably had
a feathered head and stalked its prey on the
ground, swallowing it whole.
Location: North America
Similar living animal: none
This sculpture made possible by Tad and Sue Henrikson"
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Extinct Merriam's Teratorn
Figure Type: Animal
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: unknown
Materials used: unknown
Location: near the Elephant Odyssey at the San Diego Zoo
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