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Researchers are setting out to challenge our misconceptions about the Dodo, one of the most well-known but poorly understood species of bird. In a paper published today [16 August 2024] in the ...

Extinction troubled us long before we had a name for it. The original mascot for the loss of species, even before the concept was understood, was the dodo. The bird — fat and flightless, found by 17th ...

Dodo dry forest scene shows the habitat in which the dodo lived along with other species native to Mauritius. Artwork by Julian Pender Hume. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

The word dodo has become almost synonymous with extinction itself. Most people can name this flightless bird when asked about vanished species, yet the real story behind its disappearance has remained ...

Dr. Bergland is a professor at Simmons University. Extinction troubled us long before we had a name for it. The original mascot for the loss of species, even before the concept was understood, was the ...