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Jul 28, 2014 22:10:15   #
fly boy
 
No idea what species. Received this pic from a friend.



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Jul 28, 2014 22:13:17   #
cameraniac Loc: Huntingburg, Indiana
 
Looks like a Dodo.

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Jul 28, 2014 22:14:41   #
nakkh Loc: San Mateo, Ca
 
cameraniac wrote:
Looks like a Dodo.


:thumbup:

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Jul 28, 2014 22:15:32   #
fly boy
 
Thanks. Never heard of that one.

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Jul 28, 2014 22:21:19   #
cameraniac Loc: Huntingburg, Indiana
 
fly boy wrote:
Thanks. Never heard of that one.

They are extinct.
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/when-did-dodo-go-extinct-maybe-later-we-thought-f8C11361418

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Jul 28, 2014 22:22:55   #
davidheald1942 Loc: Mars (the planet)
 
it looks like something photoshoped to me.

fly boy wrote:
No idea what species. Received this pic from a friend.

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Jul 28, 2014 22:28:18   #
fly boy
 
davidheald1942 wrote:
it looks like something photoshoped to me.


My friend received this from Life Science.

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Jul 28, 2014 22:53:35   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
That is a Dodo, they have been extinct for over 300 years. A few sets of bones and fragments in museums, drawings and paintings, exhibition models made for museums and movies etc. are all there is today.
fly boy wrote:
No idea what species. Received this pic from a friend.

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Jul 28, 2014 22:55:30   #
BasqueLady Loc: Woodburn OR
 
Very nice

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Jul 28, 2014 23:44:47   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo
http://dodobird.net
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/dodo-bird
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/09/dodo-extinction-later_n_4071148.html
http://mb-bc.com/lessons-animals-d-dodo-bird
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/debating-the-dodo-extinction-date-challenged-by-journals

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Jul 29, 2014 07:29:13   #
davidheald1942 Loc: Mars (the planet)
 
I'm amazed. Mother nature has her own photoshop I suppose.
fly boy wrote:
My friend received this from Life Science.

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Jul 29, 2014 08:57:03   #
fly boy
 


Thanks St3 for all these sites. Looks like I have some reading to catch up on.

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Jul 29, 2014 08:59:25   #
St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet
 
fly boy wrote:
Thanks St3 for all these sites. Looks like I have some reading to catch up on.

Short story - the bird was killed of many years ago
Long story - it was actually a pretty inventive bird
Should be a fun read! S-

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Jul 29, 2014 11:14:43   #
RichieC Loc: Adirondacks
 
We killed them all.

We've made a lot of short sighted mistakes in our human history, we still are. Thylacines, passenger pigeons, Galapagos tortoises, Tuna (a matter of time).

There was a stuffed Dodo in the Pittsburgh Museum I often looked at. I have often wondered since if there was enough intact DNA in it they could use to someday resurrect the species, it only died when it met hungry human sailors who found it easy prey. just as the tortoises, stored on their backs alive in the ships to provide fresh meat months after capture.

Mean bastards we are. Now they are killing off Rhino's for their horns, and bears for their paws, and gorillas to use their heads and hands, elephants for their tusks. There will be nothing left when we are through.

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Jul 29, 2014 16:41:31   #
dvan7117 Loc: Colorado
 
It's a Dodo. Extinct.

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