"Griffith No More!" said:Here's some fast Dodo facts: The Dodo's stubby wings and heavy, ungainly body tell us that the bird was flightless. Yet scientists believe that the Dodo evolved from a bird capable of flight into a flightless one. Thus it was easy prey to the Portuguese invaders who would club the bird to death as it approached them seeking friendship.
Animosity apart its a good thing this thread put you into zoology!
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