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A small but poignant correction here - no dodos survived what occurred even as taxidermy. The most complete known specimen of a dodo consists of 'a dried head a
by strainer 10y ago
A small but poignant correction here - no dodos survived what occurred even as taxidermy. The most complete known specimen of a dodo consists of 'a dried head and foot'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo#Physical_remains https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo#Physical_remains
- amyjess 10y agoThat's an interesting article. This bit from the top was particularly informative... I had no idea the dodo was only known to the world for such a short time before it went extinct: > The first recorded mention of the dodo was by Dutch sailors in 1598. In the following years, the bird was hunted by sailors and invasive species, while its habitat was being destroyed. The last widely accepted sighting of a dodo was in 1662. Its extinction was not immediately noticed, and some considered it to be a mythical creature.