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Dodo

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The REAL reason The Dodo Went Extinct

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Scientists Finally Know The Real Reason Dodo Birds Went Extinct

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Living Dodo bird found in Mauritius (new video evidence)

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The dodo is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves. The closest living relative of the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon. A white dodo was once thought to have existed on the nearby island of Réunion, but this is now thought to have been confusion based on the Réunion ibis and paintings of white dodos.
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  • Behaviour and ecology 

  • Relationship with humans 

  • Physical remains 

  • The white dodo 

  • Cultural significance