Pile-builder megapode ulna, a distal left ulna, a distal-end left ulna proximal, and a half right femur. When the early settlers of the Lapita culture arrived in Tonga around 1500 BC, they found only marine species such as sea turtles and giant forms of terrestrial birds such as megapodes, doves, and rails. The hunting of these bird species for food led to their rapid extinction. In New Caledonia, the giant megapode might have survived into historic times. William Anderson, a naturalist and surgeon's mate aboard during James Cook's second South Sea voyage, described a bird from New Caledonia with bare legs, which
Foo creature Foo creature In the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game, the foo creature is a type of outsider creature. The foo dog and the foo lion first appeared in the first edition "Monster Manual II" (1983). The foo dog and the foo lion appeared in second edition for the Kara-Tur setting in the "Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix" (1990). The foo dog and the foo lion appeared for the Planescape setting in the first "Planescape Monstrous Compendium Appendix" (1994), and the "Guide to the Ethereal Plane" (1998). A foo creature is found on the Upper Outer Planes, and can sometimes be