This isn't a "braised chicken foot," it's called the "Mount Owen Claw."
In 1986, an archaeological team discovered a giant, dinosaur-like claw in a huge cave on Mount Owen, New Zealand! It was incredibly well-preserved, with skin, flesh, and scales clearly visible—it looked like something that had just died!
The archaeologists quickly took this "magical claw" back for analysis, and the results were astonishing! This chilling mummified remains actually belonged to an Upland Moa from 3,300 years ago! Moas were a type of prehistoric giant bird endemic to New Zealand, which went extinct hundreds of years ago! The "Mount Owen Claw" discovered this time is the remains of an Upland Moa (Megalapteryx didinus), one of the smaller members of the moa family, but still reaching up to 1.3 meters in height! Back in the day, some moa species could even exceed 3 meters in length and weigh up to 250 kilograms, making them the tallest birds on Earth! For millions of years, it thrived in New Zealand, its only natural predator being the Haast's eagle; after humans migrated there in the 13th century, they hunted it to extinction within a few centuries.
Because mummified remains like the "Irwin Mountain Claw" preserved a large amount of soft tissue, skin, and even feathers, scientists have found hope! Moas have long been considered one of the ideal candidates for cloning and resurrection. Japanese geneticist Ankoh Yasuyuki Shirota has already begun preliminary work, extracting DNA from moa remains and planning to introduce it into chicken embryos.
If it can truly be "resurrected," will it be correcting humanity's mistakes, or creating new ecological problems?
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