Episode 284
The Dodo Bird
Learn more about the bird that sailors ate to extinction
Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography, & More
April 16, 202110m 58s
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Show Notes
In 1598 the Dutch Empire acquired the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
There they found a short, fat, flightless bird that was only found on that island. The bird had absolutely no fear of humans, but perhaps it should have.
In 1662, just 64 years later, the last known bird was sighted, and after that, the entire species went extinct.
Learn more about the dodo bird and how it disappeared on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.
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