The Dodo by tehron nosirzoda https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. en-us 2020-08-25 19:37:58 UTC 2025-11-08 00:10:49 UTC hello@padlet.com tnosirzoda https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698493847 The first documented appearance of the dodo bird is in the early 15th century by Dutch explorers. Dutch vice-admiral Wybrand Van Warwijck used the name “walgyogel” in his journal to describe the bird after his visit to the island of Mauritius in 1598.]]> 2020-08-25 19:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698493847 In 1505, the Portuguese became the first humans to set foot on Mauritius. The island quickly became a stopover for ships engaged in the spice trade. Weighing up to 50 pounds, the dodo bird was a welcome source of fresh meat for the sailors. Large numbers of dodo birds were killed for food. tnosirzoda https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698510217 2020-08-25 20:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698510217 Before humans and other mammals arrived the dodo bird had little to fear from predators. The rats, pigs and monkeys made short work of vulnerable dodo bird eggs in the ground nests.The combination of human exploitation and introduced species significantly reduced dodo bird populations. Within 100 years of the arrival of humans on Mauritius, the once abundant dodo bird was a rare bird. tnosirzoda https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698515042 2020-08-25 20:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698515042 tnosirzoda https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698518407 2020-08-25 20:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698518407 tnosirzoda https://padlet.com/tnosirzoda/gmcb24x36elllapr/wish/698521191 The last dodo bird was killed in 1681.

Although the tale of the dodo bird’s demise is well documented, no complete specimens of the bird were preserved; there are only fragments and sketches. The dodo bird is just one of the bird species driven to extinction on Mauritius. Many others were lost in the 19th century when the dense Mauritian forests were converted into tea and sugar plantations.

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