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The reason the Dodo went extinct was not because it was a flightless bird. It was also not a stupid bird; it was a very trusting bird.
There was an island in the Indian Ocean called Mauritius where all of the Dodos lived. So literally an "Isle of Flightless Birds." (if you get that reference, you rock!) Then, when Dutch sailors arrived at the island and explored it, they stumbled upon the Dodos. Instead of flying away like any other bird would do, the Dodos felt safe around the sailors and came to them instead of the other way around. The Dutch, hungry after months of sailing, accepted the easy meal that was being handed to them and killed and ate the Dodos by the hundreds. Like a small child lured by a stranger, the Dodo bird trusted the wrong animal and paid the price. It's unfortunate, but as my father said after I told him this, "The Dutch are brutal, aren't they?" and promptly went back to his tea.
The reason the Dodo went extinct was not because it was a flightless bird. It was also not a stupid bird; it was a very trusting bird.
There was an island in the Indian Ocean called Mauritius where all of the Dodos lived. So literally an "Isle of Flightless Birds." (if you get that reference, you rock!) Then, when Dutch sailors arrived at the island and explored it, they stumbled upon the Dodos. Instead of flying away like any other bird would do, the Dodos felt safe around the sailors and came to them instead of the other way around. The Dutch, hungry after months of sailing, accepted the easy meal that was being handed to them and killed and ate the Dodos by the hundreds. Like a small child lured by a stranger, the Dodo bird trusted the wrong animal and paid the price. It's unfortunate, but as my father said after I told him this, "The Dutch are brutal, aren't they?" and promptly went back to his tea.