![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]() Within 100 years of the arrival of humans on Mauritius, the once abundant dodo bird was a rare bird. The combination of human exploitation and introduced species significantly reduced dodo bird populations. Human settlements also lead to the Dodo losing its habitat. Further, humans introduced invasive species that outcompeted the dodo for food. Since there was no natural predator of the Dodo on the island of Mauritius, the bird was an easy prey for humans that arrived on the island. The Dodo bird went extinct due many factors. Recently a scientist noticed that a certain species of tree was becoming quite rare on Mauritius. ![]() We are just beginning to understand the effects of its extinction on the ecosystem. Scientists later determined that the dodo bird belonged to the same family as pigeons and doves (the Columbidae family).Īlthough the dodo bird became extinct in 1681, its story is not over. It was originally mistaken as a close relative of several different birds, including the albatross, the vulture, and the ostrich. The dodo was a bird species that went extinct during the mid-17th century. ![]() It’s commonly believed that the dodo went extinct because Dutch sailors ate the beast to extinction after finding that the bird was incredibly easy to catch due to the fact it had no fear of humans, (why it didn’t fear the creature many times its size is a mystery for another day). The last dodo was killed in 1681, and the species was lost forever to extinction. Over-harvesting of the birds, combined with habitat loss and a losing competition with the newly introduced animals, was too much for the dodos to survive. The birds had no natural predators, so they were unafraid of humans. Dodos had a distinctive beak that may have been pale yellow or green which was heavy, curved and probably the dodo’s only real defense it was capable of delivering a fairly painful bite. ![]() What did dodos look like?ĭodos were large birds, approximately three-feet tall, with downy grey feathers and a white plume for a tail. At the time, nobody much noticed or cared. The last recorded sighting of the bird, now known as the dodo, was in 1662. Many bones of solitaires have also been preserved. Dodo Temporal range: HoloceneĪll that remains of the dodo is a head and foot at Oxford, a foot in the British Museum, a head in Copenhagen, and skeletons, more or less complete, in various museums of Europe, the United States, and Mauritius. 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….Dodo. The cause of the dodo’s extinction is not entirely clear. The dodo is a close relative of modern pigeons and doves. The dodo, which is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground. ![]()
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