Provides a comprehensive examination of the dodo bird and includes discussions on the anatomy of the dodo, reasons it went extinct, and dodo mythology in language, art, and culture.
The dodo went extinct more than 300 years ago. This flightless bird was larger than a turkey and had a hooked beak that helped it catch fish. Learn more about this remarkable animal in Dodo, an Extinct Animals book.
Discusses the flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius and why it became extinct in the 1600s. Also describes the efforts of conservationists to protect endangered birds.
Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the extinct dodo, a large flightless bird that lived on the islands of Mauritius and R?union in the Indian Ocean.