Dodo

The dodo is an extinct species of flightless bird native to Mauritius. The bird was hunted for meat by Dutch settlers in the 17th century. The way they were hunted was typically with clubs or with shotguns. The bird was mainly affected by invasive species such as pigs, cats, rats, and monkeys. Many drawings of the bird exist, but most inaccurately depict the bird as fat and dumb, when recent analysis says otherwise. The bird never had any fear of man due to the fact that no native humans existed on the island previously. In blood isle, the dodo was seen in the raphine exhibit with its close relative the Solitaire. Dodo is the only bird other than the Solitaire, Gastornis, and Archaeopteryx to be taken off by GeneTech cargo ships in the first novel, with fifteen individuals being shipped while the rest escaped. In return, more dodos are taken, that number being five. In Extinction, dodos have taken over the role of small fruit eating bird, alongside the Solitaire. In Apocalypse, Dodos have officially taken over that role across their current range, being preyed on by Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Proceratosaurus, Smilodon, Cave hyaena, Dire wolf, Coelophysis, Titanis, Phorusrhacos and the Eoraptor. Blood Isle's depiction of dodo is based off of a 17th century illustration made by Ustad Mansur.