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6 extinct species that scientists could bring back to life
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a large, flightless bird endemic to Mauritius, an island off the coast of Madagascar. Dodos went extinct in the 17th century as a direct result of European ...
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Contrary To Pop Culture Portrayals, Dodo Birds Were Actually Fast And Exceptionally Powerful, New Research Suggests
The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was the first documented human-caused extinction. When Dutch sailors arrived on Mauritius in 1598, the island was teeming with the flightless birds that stood about ...
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Dodo genetics
The dodo (originally Didus ineptus and renamed Raphus cucullatus) is a mysterious, now extinct, bird that has been difficult to position in evolutionary trees. In the March 1 Science, Beth Shapiro and ...