Still Waters Posted August 28, 2010 #1 Share Posted August 28, 2010 A South African museum which houses what is thought to be the world's last surviving dodo egg is preparing to send it for DNA testing to confirm its prevalence once and for all. The egg was given to the museum's curator Dr Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer in 1915 by her great aunt Lavinia. She in turn was given it by a family friend who worked as a sea captain and made regular trips to the dodo's native home of Mauritius where he said he found the egg in a swamp. Together with a pre-historic coelacanth previously thought to be extinct but found in East London Bay and positively identified by Dr Courtenay-Latimer in 1938, the egg draws thousands of visitors a year from all over the world. Now, the museum's curator has decided to test the veracity of its most prized artefact. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siara Posted August 28, 2010 #2 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Could they possibly clone it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowSot Posted August 28, 2010 #3 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I swear I initially read that as "tasted" instead of "tested". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siara Posted August 28, 2010 #4 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I swear I initially read that as "tasted" instead of "tested". ROTFL "Hey folks, here's the last surviving dodo egg. Who wants an omelette?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drev Posted August 28, 2010 #5 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Green egg and ham, mmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted August 28, 2010 #6 Share Posted August 28, 2010 ROTFL "Hey folks, here's the last surviving dodo egg. Who wants an omelette?" Careful I heard something along the lines that "you are what you eat" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the rebirth Posted August 29, 2010 #7 Share Posted August 29, 2010 (edited) holy crap can we clone some dodos and sell them as pets? that would be pretty effing cool. they were flightless birds right? i had a boxer that was absolutely bird-brained, but having a dodo as a guard dog would be awesome! imagine having one of those prowling in your yard while youre at work. im sure it could be trained to use its beak as a weapon, too! Edited August 29, 2010 by the rebirth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salami Swami Posted August 29, 2010 #8 Share Posted August 29, 2010 long live the dodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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