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Please like my new #animation #video #documentary about the #dodo, its #life, #ecology and #extinction on #YouTube:
https://youtu.be/tlwcirBQlrE?is=Mn4EsGCz4uy-kS6V
The dodo #Raphus #cucullatus (#Columbidae) was native to #Mauritius and was #extinct between 1662 and 1690 due to #humanactivities, #domesticanimals, #naturaldesasters and may be its #parasites
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The #Nicobarpigeon #Caloenas #nicobarica (#Columbidae) is the closest living relative of the extinct #dodo and #Rodriguessolitaire. It is distributed from the #NicobarIslands to New Guinea, migrates in orderly flocks between islands, often is a #grounddweller, but breeds in #treenests. N. Alexandre et al. (2025) won a #haplotyperesolved and #chromosomelevel #genome.
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https://ko-fi.com/sfwirthReference:
https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaf031#Illustrations
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The #dodo #Raphus #cucullatus (#Columbidae), lived on #Mauritius and was discovered during a Dutch expedition in 1598. This #flightless, ground-nesting #bird #diedout by 1690 due to introduced #predators, as it lacked #defensivebehavior. A research project aims to #recreate it based on its and the #genome of its closest living relative. D. Angst et al. (2017) found #ecological aspects from #bonehistology studies.
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08536-3#Pictures
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🌏 Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) #Asianbirds #Indianbirds #Indonesianbirds | #Pigeons #Doves #Columbidae | #mybirdcards #birdcards #birds🦜 #BirdsOfMastodon #birds