Saturday, 9 April 2016

How Humanity First Killed The Dodo, Then Lost It As Well

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Most people are familiar with the sad story of the dodo. This plump, flightless bird was so tasty and so tame that it was hunted to extinction within a century by Dutch sailors arriving on the shores of Mauritius. Rather fewer people realise that this story is largely incorrect.

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