Where Did Dodos Live?

Where did dodos live? Dodos were endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. This means that they were found there and nowhere else.

When and where did the dodo live?

The dodo was endemic to the island of Mauritius, 500 miles from the Eastern coast of Madagascar. The dodo was primarily a forest bird, occasionally venturing closer to the shoreline. More than 26 million years ago, these pigeon-like birds found paradise while exploring the Indian Ocean: the Mascarene Islands.

Why did the dodo bird become extinct?

The birds were discovered by Portuguese sailors around 1507. ... Over-harvesting of the birds, combined with habitat loss and a losing competition with the newly introduced animals, was too much for the dodos to survive. The last dodo was killed in 1681, and the species was lost forever to extinction.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

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