The Dodo bird went extinct due many factors. Since there was no natural predator of the Dodo on the island of Mauritius, the bird was an easy prey for humans that arrived on the island. Further, humans introducedinvasive speciesthat outcompeted the dodo for food. Human settlements also lead ...
The mystery of why sailors gave such varying accounts of what the dodo looked like has finally been solved-the extinct bird lost feathers once a year, completely changing its appearance. The 3-foot-tall bird was swept away in the 17th century just 100 years after it was discovered by coloni...
通读全文,尤其是第一段 "The mystery of why sailors gave such varieties of accounts of what the dodo(渡渡鸟) looked like has finally been solved — the extinct bird lost feathers once a year, completely changing its appearance "可知,本文主要讲的是以前人们对渡渡鸟的外表有各种各样的描述。最近,...
as they had no idea they had a target on their backs. Now extinct, dodos once thrived in the forests of Mauritius. But when the Portuguese and Dutch discovered this island, it was a death knell for these birds. The pigs and rats that the humans brought...
Birds often evolved into larger sizes in ecosystems withabundant resources, low competition, and few threats. This phenomenon is particularly evident in island ecosystems, exemplified by thenow-extinct Dodo birdof Mauritius. With plenty of food and a lack of natural predators, the Dodo evolved into...
Using bone microstructure, we provide new understanding about the reproductive behavior, growth strategy and the habits of this recently extinct bird. "said Dr Angst "The dodo was variably described as having 'three or four black feathers in the place of their wings Some other descriptions mentione...
【题目】T he mystery of why sailors gave such varying accounts of what the dodo looked like has finally beensolved-the extinct bird lost feathers once a year, completely changing its appearance.T he 3-foot-tall bird was swept away in the 17thcentury just 100 years after it was discovered ...
dodo / 5dEUdEU; `dodo/ n (pl ~s or ~es) 1 large bird, now extinct, that was unable to fly and that lived on Mauritius 渡渡鸟(巨鸟, 不能飞行, 原产毛里 求斯, 已绝种). 2 (idm 习语) dead as a/the dodo => dead. doe / dEU; do/ n female deer, reindeer, rabbit or hare ...
In my previous post on this, called “a mammoth debacle,” I pointed out a number of problems with this effort, not the least the misrepresentation by the media (encouraged, I think, by the scientists) that they really were going to bring back the species that had gone extinct. This is...
and we often don't know exactly what the favorableadaptationwas until after the event. For instance, no one would have thought thatprehistoric mammalswere better adapted than dinosaurs until the K-T extinction changed the playing field. Usually, determining which is the "better adapted" specie...