The Dodo Almost Died Off 4,000 Years Ago Because Of Its Own Poop

In a series of unfortunate events, the dodo faced near-extinction when an island drought caused native animals' only freshwater lake to become polluted.

The Oxford Dodo Oxford University Museum of Natural History

What you didn't know about the dodo

Not so dead as a dodo: 'De-extinction' plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius

Dodo De-Extinction: How Scientists Plan to Resurrect an Iconic Species - CNET

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What are examples of any ecosystems that drastically changed or altered due to a species going extinct or critically endangered? - Quora

CIA Is Bringing Back the Dodo Bird From Extinction: Here's Why

Newfound Island Graveyard May Yield Clues to Dodo Life of Long Ago - The New York Times

A Putrid, Green Bloom of Goo Is Infiltrating Florida, NOVA

Not so dead as a dodo: 'De-extinction' plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius

What you didn't know about the dodo

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