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DODO’S
NEW LOOK
THE
A PICTURE OF THE EXTINCT, flightless bird that has
inspired artists and tall tales for centuries is slowly
coming into sharper relief. Modern scientific tools
and newly discovered bones, in combination with
historic sightings and previously studied specimens,
are giving scientists fresh insights into the myste-
rious bird’s anatomy and life cycle on Mauritius,
where it once thrived.
BY FERNANDO G. BAPTISTA
AND PATRICIA HEALY
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shkas etclonhegd serve in the 1600sd as the,
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This head shape (dark),
sketched in the 1600s, has long served as the
dodo’s artistic—and inaccurate—image.
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ILLUMINATING THE
MALL AROYSTERIES—ANUND US EVERY DAYD WONDERS—
AFRICA
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