Scientists discover what may be the biggest bird ever to fly

This image provided by the Bruce Museum shows a reconstruction image of the world's largest-ever flying bird, Pelagornis sandersi.

This image provided by the Bruce Museum shows a reconstruction image of the world’s largest-ever flying bird, Pelagornis sandersi.

By Holly Yan, CNN
Tue July 8, 2014

Researchers believe the P. sandersi lived about 25 million to 28 million years ago.

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The avian giant’s long, slender wings and paper-thin hollow bones allowed it to stay aloft for long distances without flapping its wings, the center said.

But that doesn’t mean the mammoth bird didn’t have size issues while trying to fly.

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