DODO
- ENVIRONMENT
News:
Dodo
De-extinction Project
What's
in the news?
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Scientists have launched an ambitious Dodo
De-extinction Project to bring the dodo back to life and also re-introduce it
in its once-native habitat in Mauritius.
About
Dodo:
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Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Island of
Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.
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Its closest relative was the also-extinct
and flightless Rodrigues solitaire.
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The closest living relative of the dodo is
the Nicobar pigeon.
IUCN
Status - Extinct
Causes
of extinction:
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Hunting by humans as well as dogs, cats,
etc.