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A stout dodo with a hooked beak standing beside a fallen fruit and a large egg against the silhouette of Mauritius on a light gray background.

The Dodo Vanished Centuries Ago — But Can You Answer What It Left Behind?

Flightless Birds

Difficulty

Hard

Questions

25

Volts

3/q

Gone since the 1600s but never forgotten. The dodo was a giant ground pigeon that ruled Mauritius until pigs, rats, and humans showed up. From gizzard stones to Lewis Carroll, this quiz uncovers what most people get wrong about extinction's icon.

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