Was there a bird that looked like a dodo? Detailed answer

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Was there a bird that looked like a dodo?

In some countries there is an expression "died like a dodo". Or, when a person acts stupidly, he is called a dodo. Let's find out why the dodo is a symbol of something withering and stupid.

Hundreds of years ago, on the island of Mauritius and other islands of the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, there really lived a bird called the dodo. She had no enemies to protect herself from, which is why she did not develop any of the abilities that other birds have. She couldn't fly, or run fast, or defend herself.

As a result, she turned into a rather unusual creature. The bird was a relative of the pigeon family, but there was no resemblance in sight. She had a large body, round and fat, like two turkeys. And the legs were so short that they could barely support the weight.

The tail of the dodo was only a small bundle of fluffy feathers, absolutely useless. The wings of the bird (since there was no need to fly) became very small and could not perform this function at all. The head of the dodo was very large and ended in an unimaginable hook-shaped beak. The only way the bird could move was to waddle slowly.

In 1507, Portuguese explorers landed on the island of Mauritius and discovered this strange creature. Since the bird looked funny and couldn't defend itself, they named it duodo, which means simpleton. They discovered that it was possible to beat birds with clubs. Their nests were in a heap of grass, where they laid only one large egg.

Later, people brought pigs to the island, which destroyed the eggs of dodos and their chicks, and by 1681 the bird was completely exterminated.

Author: Likum A.

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