![]() They, therefore, led a very relaxed life until the colonizers discovered them and began to hunt them for food.īack then, the concept of extinction was not known in the 16th and 17th centuries, meaning that the idea that any species of bird or animal could disappear from the face of the earth was not something that could be imagined. Investigations by biologists and palaeontologists have also shown that given the geographical isolation of the island, the Dodos never faced any threats to their existence and with an abundance of food around, the birds grew bigger size and lazier in nature over time. These birds were not as cunning and sly as other wildlife known to nature that would fight for their survival. Weighing up to 8 kg, they had a large curved beak which was probably their only piece of defence. Illustrations show that the Dodos were about one meter high with a feathery appearance, had very short wings and were flightless birds. Studies and records reveal that these birds were very laid back and lazy by nature. ![]() Native to Mauritius, these birds were not to be found anywhere else on earth. Sculptures of the Dodo bird can also be found in museums all over the world. The earliest accounts of the Dodo bird were found in the journals and logbooks of the Dutch colonizers in 1601 who once invaded Mauritius and turned it into sugar cane plantations. Dodos are creatures as mysterious as dinosaurs, whose origins cannot be traced with solid evidence, but we all believe that these creatures lived once in the past.
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