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The real reason dodo birds went extinct

Leon Claessens · TED

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Dodos are commonly considered brainless, blundering birds that were poorly adapted and doomed to die off, making their human-mediated extinction effortless and inevitable. But that’s not the case. So, what were dodos actually like? And what really caused their downfall? Leon Claessens uncovers the truth about these misunderstood and maligned creatures. [Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Jarrett Farkas].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Leon Claessens
Year
2024
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, History, Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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