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SCIENCE PROJECT

SUBJECTIVE TEST- II
Efforts by:- Akhya Katiyar
VIII-D
WHAT IS DODO ?
• The dodo is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic
to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the
Indian ocean.

Dodo skeleton cast and model based on modern research, at Oxford


University Museum of Natural History
DESCRIPTION OF DODO BIRD
• Subfossil remains show the dodo was about 1 metre (3 ft
3 in) tall and may have weighed 10.6–17.5 kg (23–39 lb)
in the wild. The dodo's appearance in life is evidenced
only by drawings, paintings, and written accounts from
the 17th century.
• The dodo was variously declared a small ostrich, a rail,
an albatross, or a vulture, by early scientists. In 1842,
Danish zoologist Johannes Theodor Reinhardt proposed
that dodos were ground pigeons, based on studies of a
dodo skull he had discovered in the collection of
the Natural History Museum of Denmark.
FOSSILLS OF DODO BIRD
CAUSE OF EXTINCTION
• The dodo only lived on one island - Mauritius. When
sailors arrived in the sixteenth century they found that
the dodo was very easy to catch, and even though it
didn't taste very nice, many were eaten.
• The dodo's natural habitat was almost completely
destroyed after people started settling on Mauritius.
And when pigs, cats and monkeys were introduced,
they added to the problem by eating the dodo and its
eggs.
• The last confirmed sighting of a dodo was in 1681 and
by the end of the 17th century there were no dodos left.
CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
• The dodo's significance as one of the best-known
extinct animals and its singular appearance led
to its use in literature and popular culture as a
symbol of an outdated concept or object.
Illustrations of Alice and
the Dodo from Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland, by John Tenniel
FACTS ABOUT DODO BIRD
• Until Humans, the Dodo Bird Had No
Predators.
• The Dodo Bird Laid Only One Egg at a
Time.
• The Closest Relative is the Nicobar
Pigeon.
• It May Be Possible to Resurrect
the Dodo.
RIP: Dear Dodo Bird
• It's true, the Dodo Bird has been extinct for hundreds of
years. But, this is due to the negligence of mankind.
• An animal once extinct will never come back. So, it is the
responsibility of human beings to take care of other
animals which are in threat to become extinct.
PRESENTATION BY:- Akhya Katiyar
VIII- D

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