- Dodo - Wikipedia
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to Mauritius, an island east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean The dodo's closest relative was the also-extinct and flightless Rodrigues solitaire
- The Dodo - For Animal People
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- Dodo | Bird, History, Extinction, Facts | Britannica
dodo, (Raphus cucullatus), extinct flightless bird of Mauritius (an island of the Indian Ocean), one of the three species that constituted the family Raphidae, usually placed with pigeons in the order Columbiformes but sometimes separated as an order (Raphiformes)
- Dodo Bird Facts (Raphus cucullatus) | Birdfact
The Dodo was a large, flightless bird with grey plumage, a distinctive 23 cm hooked beak, and small wings It stood about 1 meter tall and had a characteristic rounded body shape
- Dodo Facts - Fact Animal
The dodo, with its weird looks and mythical nature, became the first high-profile case of extinction in the animal kingdom and perhaps triggered our earliest research into the damaging effects on our environment that doing whatever you want all the time can have
- 10 Fascinating Dodo Bird Facts - ThoughtCo
The dodo bird lived on Mauritius and had no natural enemies before humans arrived Dodo birds became flightless over time and laid only one egg at a time, making them vulnerable There is hope of bringing the dodo back through a process called de-extinction, though it's a long shot
- Are Dodo Birds Still Alive Today? History and Extinction Explained
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- Dodo (Raphus cucullatus): When and why did it go extinct
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to Mauritius in the Indian Ocean Driven to extinction by the late 1600s, it was killed off by human activities, including overhunting, habitat destruction, and the introduction of non-native species that preyed on its eggs
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