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Secret lifestyle of the dodo revealed for the first time

EXTINCT it may be, but the iconic dodo has bounced back from the grave to reveal hitherto-unknown secrets of its lifestyle. For the first time, researchers have pieced together the complete life cycle of these legendary birds. Dodos were large flightless pigeons that lived on the island of Mauritius, often in swamps and caves. They were wiped out within 100 years after European sailors reached and ... Read More »