They evolved into large, Flightless Birds because of the low number of predators. They have a large beak and sturdy legs because the eat all day in order to get enough nourishment from their food source.
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Yes. Takahe are birds, and all birds have wings. Even flightless birds have wings, though they are of little or no use.
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Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
Sources vary greatly regarding the lifespan of the takahe. The most common information seems to suggest that the takahe can live between 14 and 20 years, but that this is reduced to around five years in the wild.
The Takahe bird.