[Tweeters] Rethinking the dodo | ScienceDaily

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“The Dodo was the first living thing that was recorded as being present and then disappeared," says Dr Neil Gostling from the University of Southampton, supervising author of the paper. "Before this, it hadn't been thought possible for human beings to influence God's creation in such a way.”


"There are no other birds alive today like these two species of giant ground dove."

“Challenging our misconceptions”

“The researchers believe the popular idea of the Dodo as a fat, slow animal, predestined for extinction is flawed.”

"Even four centuries later, we have so much to learn about these remarkable birds," says Dr Young. "Was the Dodo really the dumb, slow animal we've been brought up to believe it was? The few written accounts of live Dodos say it was a fast-moving animal that loved the forest."

Dr Gostling adds: "Evidence from bone specimens suggests that the Dodo's tendon which closed its toes was exceptionally powerful, analogous to climbing and running birds alive today. The dodo was almost certainly a very active, very fast animal“



https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240816121523.htm

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