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Features pictures and cartoon of dodos, as well as general educational information. Covers three species: the Mauricio Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), Reunion Dodo (Raphus solitarius), and Rodriguez Dodo (Pezophaps solitaris).
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Explains cause of extinction and describes physical characteristics. Includes photo of skeleton and model of this bird.
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Dodo Ammonites Glass Protozoa Blue Whale Coelacanth Barosaurus Ostrich Diorama Poison Dart Frogs Komodo Dragons Unisexual Whiptail Lizards Warren Mastadon Tyrannosaurus if (where.indexOf dinos 1 document.write Dodo Barosaurus Dinosaur Embryo Guano Island Diorama Peregrine Falcon Diorama Passenger Pigeons Ostrich Diorama Dinosaur...Description and illustrations of this extinct Dodo relative from the island of Rodrigues, Mauritius.
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Rodrigues Solitaire Pezophaps solitaria Solitaire is known from a large number of bones found on the island of Rodriguez in the Indian Ocean. No mounted specimens of the Rodriguez Solitaire exist. Most of our knowledge of its appearance and behaviour is derived from the...Describes the biology, geographic occurrence, scientific classification, and brief history of this extinct bird. Includes an illustration.
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ADW: Raphus cucullatus: Information Dodo birds were once the inhabitants of Mauritius, a small, oyster-shaped island which lies approximately 500 miles east of Madagascar Britannica, 1986) Biogeographic Regions: indian ocean (native Habitat Although many pictures and stories place the dodo along the shores of...Physical traits, natural history, scientific classification, and cause of extinction. Includes an illustration and links to further information.
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Description of the Dodo bird (raphus cucullatus) The dodo was a flightless bird native only to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. The dodo was a flightless member of the pigeon family. Fully grown dodos weighted about 23 kg (50 pounds Around 1505 the Portuguese...