Dodo: All About Flightless Extinct Bird
By: EjazUlHaqBhat
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The dodo was a flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean
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The dodo was a large bird, about three feet tall, with a large head and beak
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The dodo had downy grey feathers with a white tail plume. The backside of the dodo was believed to have a tuft of lightly coloured feathers
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The dodo had tiny wings and a small sternum, and a heavy, curved beak
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It was primarily a forest bird, but occasionally ventured closer to the shoreline
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The dodo bird became extinct by 1681. The last confirmed sighting of a dodo was in 1662
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The dodo's fate was sealed when Europeans began settling on Mauritius island in the 16th century
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Its extinction was largely due to human actions, including hunting, deforestation, and the introduction of animals that ate their eggs
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