Dodo - Wikipedia
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest relative was the also-extinct and flightless Rodrigues solitaire .
Dodo | Bird, History, & Facts | Britannica
2024年8月22日 · Dodo, extinct flightless bird of Mauritius, one of the three species that constituted the family Raphidae.
The Fascinating History of the Dodo Bird - Wild Explained
2023年9月14日 · The Dodo bird, an enigmatic creature from the past, has captivated our imagination for centuries. Understanding its story requires delving into various aspects, including its nature, habitat, discovery, extinction, and its enduring presence in popular culture.
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The Dodo Bird - American Museum of Natural History
Found by Dutch soldiers around 1600 on an island in the Indian Ocean, the Dodo became extinct less than 80 years later because of deforestation, hunting, and destruction of their nests by animals brought to the island by the Dutch.
How did the Dodo evolve? - Oxford University Museum of Natural History
How did the Dodo evolve? Dodos ( Raphus cucullatus ) lived in the forests of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, but how they arrived on the isolated island is unclear. In 2002, a group of scientists from the University of Oxford shed more light on the dodo's origins using DNA analysis.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Dodo
The dodo was primarily a forest bird, occasionally venturing closer to the shoreline. More than 26 million years ago, these pigeon-like birds found paradise while exploring the Indian Ocean:...
The lost world of the dodo | Natural History Museum
Despite its relatively recent extinction, the life history of the dodo continues to elude us. More is known about the dinosaurs - their population structure, nesting behaviour, eggs and young - than of a bird that disappeared relatively recently due to human interference.
Secret life of the dodo revealed - BBC
2017年8月24日 · Scientists are piecing together clues about the life of the dodo, hundreds of years after the flightless bird was driven to extinction.
Lifestyle of the dodo revealed | Natural History Museum
2017年8月25日 · When did the dodo bird go extinct? The dodo died out within a century after Dutch explorers arrived on Mauritius in the late 1500s, so little evidence has been left behind of what it really looked like or how it lived.
The dodo bird and factors for its extinction | Britannica
The birds were discovered by Portuguese sailors around 1507. The birds had no natural predators, so they were unafraid of humans. These sailors, and others to come, quickly decimated the dodo population as an easy source of fresh meat for their voyages.