The Dodo is NOT Scientifically Accurate

Holocene Extinction Episode 2: The Dodo

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.

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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
https://unsplash.com/photos/80i9GrAED...

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#dodo #extinction
0:00 The Dodo Mystery
1:06 Inconsistencies in Dodo Depictions
3:51 The Cryptid White Dodo
6:23 Name Origin and the Dodo Sound
7:41 The Dodo's Extinction
10:35 Scientifically Accurate Dodo