The Story of the Dazzling Dodo’s
A long time ago, the dodo — a species of flightless bird — lived on the island of Mauritius,
east of
Madagascar. It was endemic to the area and had lived for thousands of years virtually
undisturbed
among other birds on the island. It lived on the ground and ate fruits that fell from the trees.
Because it didn’t have the need the fly, in its evolution, the dodo lost its ability to take
flight
and the size of its wings was greatly reduced. In the 16th century, after having lived
peacefully
without any mammals around, a group of settlers set foot on the island. It took 100 years
following
the arrival of humans to Mauritius to deplete the entire species of the flightless bird. The
last
dodo bird was killed in the mid-17th century.
In 2022, the Dodo is back on the #Solana blockchain being the first animal to be reborn in the
Zoo
of Extinct Animals.