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How do you weigh a Dodo?

Posted on February 3, 2016 by twilightbeasts

Extinction is something as real today as it has always been. What makes it even more real, and for our particularly emotional species, extremely sad is that these animals and plants are gone forever. We will never feel a dozen … Continue reading →

Posted in Dodo | Tagged Columbiform, Convex hull, Dodo, Giant Cuban Owl, Glyptodon, Postosuchus, Postosuchus kirkpatricki, Raphus cucullatus, Trilobite, Woolly rhinoceros | 6 Comments

The last squawk of the dodo

Posted on August 28, 2015 by twilightbeasts

Extinction isn’t preordained. Species have no idea if they will vanish from the face of the Earth forever. Yet they do. An animal’s daily life is a struggle for survival: find the next meal, avoid being eaten. Many individuals die. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dodo | Tagged Caloenas nicobarica, Decan Traps, Dodo, Extinction, Jan Freedman, Mare aux Songes, Mauritius, National Museum, Nicobar Pigeon, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Prague, Raphus cucullatus, Tyrannosaurs rex, University of Copenhagen Zoological Museum | 20 Comments

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