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The dodo was first dicovered in 1581 by visitors to the island of Mauritius.
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Is the dodo bird Scottish?
No. The dodo was discovered on the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean.
Who discovered dodo?
The dodo was first dicovered in 1581 by visitors to the island of Mauritius.
When was the dodo bird discovered?
1675
Is the dodo edible?
The dodo is edible, as the Dutch sailors who discovered them used to kill them for food.
Is the dodo Australian?
No, the Dodo was an endemic to Mauritius, meaning it originated from Mauritius. The Dodo never went to Australia and was extinct before Australia was even discovered by the British.
Who has first seen a dodo alive?
The Dodo was first sighted around 1600, in Mauritius. Dutch sailors are said to have discovered them.
When were the dodos decoverd?
Dodo birds were when dinosaurs were on earth and ben discovered in 1861
What are the dodo prey?
Dodo's were not predators, in fact on the island where they lived there were no predators to speak of until man arrived. The bird was so trusting and innocent the men who discovered it claimed its innocence of what might happen to it was stupidity, thus the name Dodo. Dodo's ate seeds and nuts to survive.
What is the origin of the phrase dead as a dodo?
The saying "dead as a dodo" came from the fact that the dodo became a symbol of extinction of a species. Within 70-90 years of the dodo being discovered, it had been hunted and preyed to extinction. The saying "dead as a dodo" had a finality about it - it was irreversibly, undeniably dead, and there was no hope.
What did people hunt dodo birds with?
Axes, knives, and other sharp implements were the weapons most likely used for the killing and butchering of the Dodo bird. Because at the time and place Dodo birds lived, civilized man had not yet fully discovered the Dodo and therefor could not use guns. And the Dodo was so slow that using a bow and arrow was unnecessary.
What is the story of dodo?
The Dodo bird was unique to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius,off the coast of Madagascar.Being flightless,it was easy to hunt and by the late 1600's, barely 200 years of being discovered, it was extinct.
In which year was the last dodo spotted?
That would be in the year AD 1598. The dodo only lived on the island of Mauritius, off the coast of Madagascar. These strange birds were first spotted by Europeans by the Portuguese sailors. Of course, local native peoples no doubt had known about the dodo bird for a LONG time before the Portuguese showed up.
