Articles related to "Dodo Bird"

Dodos were extinct by 1700, and we don't know much about them. Read some interesting facts about Dodos - big, flightless, fruit loving, isolated by ocean, and doomed.

A layer of fossils thought to be between 2000 and 3000 years old is telling scientists about the environment of the Dodo bird long before humans came to Mauritius.

The Columbidae, pigeons and doves, have played a large part in human cultures all over the world. A diverse and fascinating group, they are both loved and despised.

An explanation of what we mean when we say a species is critically endangered, endangered, threatened, vulnerable, at risk, or of special concern.

Cute, fun and fairly predictable, ICE AGE 2: The Meltdown is decent family fare now available on DVD.

People may not realize it, but the greatest environmental threat to the earth might not be solely degradation, but also the rapid extinctions of plants and animals

Millions of specimens provide a fascinating insight into both animals and the mind of a 19th century scientist embroiled in the debate over evolution.

The Blue Chaffinch has evolved on the isolated islands of Gran Canaria and Tenerife, but its habitat has dwindled and the species is listed as Near Threatened.

At the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, nature has taken over. Research on birds in the area tells us how things are going for species at Chernobyl.

The familiar city pigeon is just one of a large family of beautiful and adaptable birds. Humans have a mixed relationship with these interesting species.

The Kakapo, Strigops habroptilus, a flightless parrot of New Zealand, very nearly became extinct. A recovery program is bringing it back.

Once, there were so many Passenger Pigeons that they may have been the most numerous bird ever to fly. By the early 1900s they were all gone. We killed them.

A live-action TV movie adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alice in Wonderland! 9/10

For a city that never sleeps and boasts an impressive talent pool, why didn't the auditions in New York for this season's 'American Idol' impress or keep me awake?