Maori legend of man-eating bird is true

Why does the article present this as some kind of news? We've known of Haast's eagle for years and it's connection to the Maori legend is common knowledge among anyone who's heard of the bird.<p>(Still cool though.)

It's amazing that this eagle most likely descended from the Australian little eagle. Imagine if Steller's Sea Eagles had made it to NZ. <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stellers_Sea_Eagle_with_Man.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Stellers_...</a>