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Moa cleaning

15 Jul 2025

Visitor assistant Joanne Medd cleans the incredibly rare and complete bones of the heavy-footed moa, a huge flightless bird which once roamed parts of New Zealand. The skeleton is on display at Leeds City Museum.

Moa cleaning: Visitor assistant Joanne Medd cleans the incredibly rare and complete bones of the heavy-footed moa, a huge flightless bird which once roamed parts of New Zealand. The skeleton is on display at Leeds City Museum.
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