the Dodo bird lived for around 17.5 years.
The dodo bird is now extinct. When they were in existence, their lifespan was never properly recorded. It's believed they could live as long as 30 years.
Its Dead...
The phrase "Dead as a dodo" refers to the extinct dodo bird. Native to Mauritius, the dodo became extinct in the late 17th century due to hunting and habitat destruction by humans.
dodo bird
The Dodo is believed to have become extinct around 1681 AD.
Dodos certainly are not dangerous now - they have been extinct since the late 17th century. Nor were they dangerous prior to their extinction. They were not afraid of people, and, once they were discovered in 1598, became easy prey for both hungry humans, and introduced species.
There are no dodo's alive they are extinct
The dodo bird became extinct in the early 1600's. The Triceratops became extinct long before that.
As the human population grows, the natural habitats of certain animals are destroyed. Hunting and fishing also affect endangered species. Or the animal is useless and wouldn't have lasted long anyway, like the Dodo bird.
On Mauritius in 1650, and remained until 1800 on Rodriguez. They died of being hunted by humans and the eggs being eaten by pigs and monkeys who were introduced to the islands which are in the Indian ocean.
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.
Dodo birds are: -fat (they were hunted for their meat) -featherry -big beak -very stupid - 2cm long legs -The name comes from Rican Dodo who found these type of birds in 1876 (he was a Mexican explorer)