Where is the Dodo Bird?
The Dodo bird is now extinct. It had been for more than 300 years. The only remnants left are scattered bones that are on display at museums. There isn’t one whole bird intact anywhere. Where did they go? Well, they once lived on an island off the coast of Madagascar, called Mauritius. They were safe on the island. They were able to build their nests on the ground (out of need because they could not fly) and they were able to live peacefully. But that all changed when sailors started to inhibit the island. That is when the birds started dying off. The people were invading their forest and they brought pets, which also ruined their nests, brought danger to their eggs and eventually caused all of the Dodo birds to die. The birds didn’t have the survival techniques necessary to defend themselves because in the past they had not needed any. They didn’t have a chance at fighting against the dogs, pigs and other animals the sailors brought to the island. Where Did They Get That Silly Name? W
