- 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, 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)
- The dodo bird: The real facts about this icon of extinction
Since last being sighted in 1662, the dodo has become the symbol of extinction But despite its fame, astonishingly little is known about this large, flightless bird
- 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
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Dodo
Ever wondered about the extinct, flightless bird, the dodo? Here we’ve answered all the questions you ever wanted to know about the mysterious bird What is a dodo bird? The dodo was a
- 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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