| Dodo Bird | Information
Although
many people think the dodo bird still exists it is now
extinct. When it was alive the dodo was larger then
a swan or full-grown turkey. It weighed about 60 pounds
and most of it's weight was distributed in its round
flightless belly. Its legs were short, thick and stumpy
and it's plumage was bluish-gray. The large beak on
the dodo was the only defense it had against predators.
The dodo cry was also similar to that of a common goose.
Dodos lived in open plains or on the outskirts of forests.
After the dodo was discovered on dodo island the animal
was quickly killed for its feathers and meat. The Dutch
were the ones who colonized the island and are responsible
for its inevitable extinction. The Dodo is completely
defenceless against humans and other predators. Man
introduced dogs to dodoisland and many of them were
killed off by dog attacks. Their island had never known
any different predators before man introduced them.
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