Some months ago a cave was discovered by Mr G. Swarbrick on his property at Otoko, near Gisborne, in which the skeletons of 12 moas were found. More recently Mr Swarbrick discovered another cave in the same locality, in which were found the remains of eight moas in a good state of preservation. It is supposed that these birds were sheltering in the cave when an earthquake took place, dislodging some imriiense boulders, which blocked the entrance, thus trapping them. It was difficult to get into the cave, as the hole was just large enough to allow a man to pass through. The skeletons were covered to, a depth of two feet with volcano ash and pumice, which acted as a preservative.
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Otago Witness, Issue 4030, 9 June 1931, Page 45
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