The Dodo is NOT Scientifically Accurate
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Published 2022-07-01
Everyone knows what the dodo is, it's a fat, stout, and goofy-looking bird that's long dead due to its dullness. The name "dodo" is associated with being dead and obsolete.
However, these unattractive reputations have been derived from contemporary illustrations and accounts from the 17th century travelers, few are genuine.
The truth is, no one really knows what this extinct animal is. The dodo is a mystery, a myth, and a legend. The real dodo is hiding behind a false figure derived from an excessive amount of assumptions and creative interpretations. But by looking beyond this imaginative figure, we might be able to get a glimpse of an unfamiliar image of the actual dodo.
References:
[1] oumnh.ox.ac.uk/learn-the-oxford-dodo
[2] edition.cnn.com/style/article/dodo-skeleton-sold-a…
[3] julianhume.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Histor…
[4] onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/zoj.12388
[5] www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/jan/16/dodo-paint…
[6] archive.org/details/extinctbirdsatte00roth/page/17…
[7] www.oum.ox.ac.uk/learning/pdfs/dodo.pdf
[8] whatsinaname.hmnh.harvard.edu/dodo
[9] rainforests.mongabay.com/biodiversity/en/mauritius…
[10] www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/the-do…
[11] www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2015…
[12] www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/55161#page/507/mo…
[13] doi.org/10.1038/426245a
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[18] link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-010-0759-…
Public Domain Images (via Wikimedia Commons):
1. (1971 10 Rupees Mautitius Coin) © Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0
2. (Edward’s Dodo) Roelant Savery
3. (Indian Mughal Painting of a Dodo) Ustad Mansur
4. (Landscape with Birds) Roelant Savery
5. (post-cranial anatomy of a dodo by Richard Owen) James Erxleben
6. (White dodo 1) Pieter Holsteyn II
7. (Crocker art gallery sketch of dodos) Roelant Savery
8. (Dodo /Do-daars illustration) Adriaen van de Venne
9. (1602 Dodo illustration) Jacob Hoefnagel
10. (Dodo drawn on Mauritius by Laerle) Nationaal Archief
11. (Dodo head painting) Cornelis Saftleven
12. (Dodo in Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland by John Tenniel (derivative work by user:אילילה)
13. (White Dodo 2) Pieter Withoos
14. Photo by McGill Library on Unsplash
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#dodo #extinction
0:00 The Dodo Mystery
1:06 Inconsistencies in Dodo Depictions
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I had no idea the Dodo was surrounded by all this "misinformation". Looks like it was an animal to very well known even when it was alive. Also surprised about all the other species from Mauritius that went extinct.
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What a great video. It is very interesting how little most of us know about the Dodo, even those who have an interest in such things as extinct animals. I learned much from this, you changed my view on this animal drastically and I will not refrain from sending your video to anyone who might need to know more about Dodos.
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Great video!
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Man if the dodo was still alive it would be the biggest meme animal in history.
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Life for the Dodo for 4 million years. Paradise. Heaven. That was a great move coming here. From September 1598. Hell. It wasn't a good move after all.
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