Who killed the dodo ?

Posted on Sunday, 11 June, 2006 | Comment icon

For such an iconic animal, it seems strange that we know next to nothing about the dodo - except, of course, that it is dead.

We don't know how it lived, what it ate, how many eggs it sat on or even whether it was fat or thin.

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#1 Posted by Dezmond on 11 June, 2006, 11:26

Now I wonder if we will find out if the Dodo really was that fat.

#2 Posted by frogfish on 11 June, 2006, 15:25

Over hunting was the main cause of extinction...like what happened to giant tortoises.

#3 Posted by MJB222 on 11 June, 2006, 16:17

Pfft. Everyone knows how the dodo became extinct. Have you not seen "Ice Age"? Just thinking back on it, we don't know much about it at all!

#4 Posted by Jack_of_Blades on 11 June, 2006, 16:42

What do you guys think the Dodo ate. My guess would be small animals andmabe fruit.

#5 Posted by Brian McMalley on 11 June, 2006, 17:04

It could have eaten people. Just a thought... Maybe brains... I dunno...

#6 Posted by I want to believe on 11 June, 2006, 18:55

Maybe it could be "What killed the dodo?", not "Who killed the dodo?"

#7 Posted by conspiracysrus on 11 June, 2006, 20:39

the dodo was slow and provided no real sport and tasted really sh**ty.it was not hunted to extinction it was (i saw a documentary some time ago) however starved out and its eggs plundered by the introduction of pigs to the island it lived on.

#8 Posted by psyche101 on 12 June, 2006, 2:13

Regardless, still a shameful chapter in our history.I wonder if good enough remains will be found to start the ball rolling on another cloning project........From the pics, they look a wee bit like little dinosaurs.

#9 Posted by blizno on 12 July, 2006, 15:25

The beak is huge and looks sturdy. I wonder if it could break open a coconut with enough effort. Maybe it ate nuts, cracking them open with that beak. It doesn't look fast enough to run down small animals.

#10 Posted by Hotoke on 12 July, 2006, 16:08

i totally read the topic title the wrong way

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