Dodo

:This article is about the extinct bird. For other uses, see Dodo (disambiguation)

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The Mauritius Dodo (Raphus cucullatus, called Didus ineptus by Linnaeus), more commonly just Dodo, was a metre-high flightless bird of the island of Mauritius. The Dodo, which is now extinct, lived on fruit and nested on the ground.

Related Topics:
Linnaeus - Mauritius - Extinct

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