Egg laid by the largest bird goes for auction

London: A rare huge bird egg is due to be auctioned at Sotheby's in London. Authorities are of the hope that it might fetch up to a price of £50,000. Said to be laid by the elephant bird, the rare egg could be nearly 800 years old. The colossal birds were flightless and native of Madagascar. Elephant birds are now being extincted. Its extinction could be the aftereffect of hunting some 400 years ago. The wonderful egg is just over 30 cm tall and appeared to be 200 times as large as a chicke...