Where on Mauritius did the dodo go?

After the dodos were wiped out, almost all the specimens were lost – mostly due to outright carelessness. read more

Dodo used to stay near coast of Mauritius. Since dodo extinct very rapidly, they must have been localized along Mauritian coast before the arrival of humans on Mauritius, since it would have been unlikely to become extinct so rapidly if it had occupied all the remote areas of the island. read more

In 2011, the nephiline spider Nephilengys dodo, which inhabits the same woods as the dodo once did, was named after the bird to raise awareness of the urgent need for protection of the Mauritius biota. Two species of ant from Mauritius have been named after the dodo: Pseudolasius dodo in 1946 and Pheidole dodo in 2013. read more

The Dodo Bird disappeared so quickly from the island of Mauritius, in the 17th century, that it has become the poster animal for sudden extinction. The Dodo Bird disappeared so quickly from the island of Mauritius, in the 17th century, that it has become the poster animal for sudden extinction. read more