The real reason dodo birds went extinct

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Leon Claessens |

TED-Ed

• January 2024

Dodos are commonly considered brainless, blundering birds that were poorly adapted and doomed to die off, making their human-mediated extinction effortless and inevitable. But that’s not the case. So, what were dodos actually like? And what really caused their downfall? Leon Claessens uncovers the truth about these misunderstood and maligned creatures. [Directed by Denys Spolitak, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Jarrett Farkas].