Dodo

The etymology of the word dodo is unclear. Some ascribe it to the Dutch word dodoor for "sluggard", but it is more probably related to Dodaars, which means either "fat-arse" or "knot-arse", referring to the knot of feathers on the hind end.

The dodo was a huge, three-foot-tall pigeon with downy grey feathers, a white belly, and a white plume for a tail. In addition, there are three-toed, scaled feet that are yellowish orange. The Dodo's sternum, which is a region with powerful wing muscles for flying birds, was small in comparison to its tiny wings. The enormous birds might weigh more than 20 kg at the shoulder.

The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves. The closest living relative of the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon. The dodo achieved widespread recognition from its role in the story of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and it has since become a fixture in popular culture, often as a symbol of extinction and obsolescence.

It turns out that the dodo bird ate the fruit of this tree, and it was only by passing through the dodo's digestive system that the seeds became active and could grow.

The dodo was unique to the island of Mauritius, which is about 500 miles from Madagascar's eastern coast. The dodo spent most of its time in the forest, only sometimes going closer to the coast. These pigeon-like creatures discovered paradise while traveling through the Indian Ocean more than 26 million years ago: the Mascarene Islands, which were discovered by deities long before humans.

The dodo likely consumed nuts, seeds, bulbs, and roots in addition to fallen fruits. Additionally, it has been hypothesized that, like its relatives the crowned pigeons, the dodo may have consumed crabs and shellfish.

Dodos are frightened birds that are often eaten by carnivores. Despite their slow speed, they will flee when confronted. They are therefore either a good supply of meat or difficult to protect if the survivor also owns domesticated carnivores. Despite this, if their mood is bad enough or the nest is destroyed, they will attack other creatures and the survivor.

Dodo is known from numerous bones, specimen fragments, reports and paintings from Mauritius. The last dodo was seen in 1662 prior of Past and Present Incidents event. It was mainly a species of the dry lowland forests, although possible mutualism with the upland tambalacoque tree suggests that it may have ranged into the hills. No extant population remains (except in Berbania, Reinachos, and Delphia (only in Worldcraft event)).

• Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Stable

• Population: 

  • Earth (Holocene Pre-1600s): ???

  • Earth (recently): 0

  • Berbania: 50

  • Reinachos: 4,500

  • Delphia: 1,000

  • Sawintir: 100

• Locomotion: Terrestrial

• Habitat: All

• Earth: 

  • Extinct: Mauritius

• Berbania/Hirawhassa: 

  • Extant & Reintroduced (resident): Zowhringe

• Reinachos/Ityosel:

  • Extant & Reintroduced (resident): Ascunsia

The dodo is a companionable animal. You must be within nine radius of it when you throw the egg in order to tame it. The user must either hand-feed it or use a whip to forcibly tame it if it was not tamed at birth.

Project Pashneia, a scientific project by the Terran branch of Deities to produce any creatures, monsters, or humans in terms of their own, was used to create Dodo birds and Rodrigues Solitaire, as requested by Demeter and Persephone prior to 1662 AD.

Dutch mariners made the earliest known reference of the dodo in 1598. Over the next few years, the bird's habitat was destroyed and it was hunted by invading animals and seafarers. In 1662, the last confirmed sighting of a dodo was reported. Not everyone observed the bird's disappearance right away, and some people thought it was a fable.

Several episodes found elsewhere.

• Maori: Marihi tōtō, Marihi whenua-kererū, tōtō, tōtō-manu

• Japanese: ドードー (Dōdō)

• Mauritian Creole: Doudou

• Portuguese: Fotilicaios, Dodo

• Nederland: Walghvoghel, Dodo

• Deutsch: Walchstök, Walchvögel, Dodo

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo

• https://artsandculture.google.com/story/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-the-dodo/lQKCJWtqLgvEIA

• https://www.wildrepublic.com/product/dodo-bird/

• https://fossils-archeology.fandom.com/wiki/Dodo

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Dodo-886281249