A Whisperpedia reading about the dodo, an extinct bird from the island of Mauritius. 

Here are some questions that will be addressed as I read to you about the dodo :

What bird is the closest living relative to the dodo? How tall was the dodo? Was it really unable to fly? Was it really a fat and clumsy bird? What is the origin of the word “dodo” Why did humans hunt the dodo? When did the dodo become extinct? What factors contributed to their extinction? What famous children’s book features a dodo bird? Why are there some genes named after the dodo? And I will finish by reading a short poem about the dodo.

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Resource for this episode: Wikipedia article, "Dodo"