The real reason dodo birds went extinct - Leon Claessens
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Dodos are commonly considered brainless, blundering birds that were poorly adapted and doomed to die off, making their human-mediated extinction effortless and inevitable. But that’s not the case. So, what were dodos actually like? And what really caused their downfall? Leon Claessens uncovers the truth about these misunderstood and maligned creatures.
How did the animals that were introduced to Mauritius by humans, such as goats, pigs, monkeys, and rats, affect the dodo and its island home?
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