Cosmas And Damian, Saints

According to Christian tradition, Cosmas and Damian were educated in Syria and became distinguished

Aepyornis

Also called  elephant bird,   extinct genus of giant flightless birds found as fossils in Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene deposits on the island of Madagascar. The remains of Aepyornis are abundant. The several known species were massively constructed, with conical beaks, short, thick legs, three-toed feet, and relatively small wings that were useless for flight. The birds were probably slow-moving