THE DODO BIRDS

Description:

• Large legs.
• Short wings, short neck and a thick bowed beak about 23cm long.
• Usually gray in color.
• Body length about 1 meter long and weighed up to 20kg.
• This bird cannot fly.

Diet:

• Their diet consist mainly of seeds and fruits.

How they became extinct:

• They were killed for food by humans and also animals like pigs, rats, dogs and cats.
• They are unaware of the harm that humans can do to them and thus they approaches humans closely without fear which makes them an easy prey.

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