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Published: 2010-06-24 05:42:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 6129; Favourites: 67; Downloads: 0
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Comparison of a small flock of Dodos, Raphus cucullatus, and a pair of broad-billed parrots, Lophopsittacus mauritianus, from the Late Pleistocene to Holocene of Mauritius Island. Both went extinct near the end of the 17th Century due to human persecution, destruction of Mauritius' forests, and introduction of dogs, rats, goats, pigs, and macaques.Related content
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you know it's a shame that man killed off so many island animals
it seems like domesticating pretty much all of them would have been easy
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sad we can't see these animals in life.
also it's more likely now, according to studies conducted on old manuscripts detailing the broad billed parrot, had a red body, beak and blue head
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It may have been that Lophopsittacus' feathers were glossy and or iridescent, thus possibly, if observers saw it in dark or bright light, or at certain angles, assumed it had dark plumage.
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were the parrots terrestrial? also, who's the brown bird in the back?
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Yes, subfossils suggest that the parrots were, at best, extremely poor fliers.
The brownish dodo is based off of a realistic sketch I saw in the book, "Extinct Birds"
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I'm always going to feel crummy for the Dodo, especially since I've heard that they were close to domesticating it. Fantastic job on these birds.
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Well, unfortunately, there is a difference between domesticating something, and it doing well in captivity. Dodos did well in captivity, but, it's suggested that the way they were cared for lead them to becoming extremely obese.
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