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Category: Education

Tags: continenteducationiceindiadutchgigantismisleextinctiongeographydwarfisminsularmadagascarextinctarkmauritiusafricabiologybiogeographyhawaiiislanddodosnetherlandsseychellesevolutionoceansciencereuniondodomascareneindianageatlaspro

Description: Part one of three! Most people know only two things when it comes to the dodo: they were stupid, and now they are extinct. But this simplistic view leaves out the full picture. In this video, we're exploring the many reasons why dodos ended up extinct, as well as the larger evolutionary forces at play. Follow me on twitter @theatlaspro Support me on patreon here: patreon.com/atlaspro Paleogeographic maps and animations by C. R. Scotese, for more information: earthbyte.org/paleomap-paleoatlas-for-gplates Music: soundcloud.com/atlas-pro-music/pangaea Further Reading / Works Cited: nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2020/november/invasive-species-impact-on-island-flora-and-fauna.html archive.org/details/songofdodoisland00quam royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2013.3019 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo#/media/File:Owen_dodo_reconstruction.jpg link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00005423 jstor.org/stable/2844594 geo.arizona.edu/Antevs/ecol438/lect13.html news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3281323.stm web.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Island_Biogeography.html cgab.yale.edu/projects/ancient-dna/extinct-dwarf-elephants-mediterranean-islands-past en.wikisource.org/wiki/Extinct_Birds nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-lost-world-of-the-dodo.html gwern.net/docs/genetics/selection/2018-tucci.pdf gsas.yale.edu/news/what-killed-giant-elephant-bird-madagascar