The real reason dodos went extinct

Where did dodos live?

• Iceland

• Mauritus

• Madagascar

• New Zealand

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What kind of bird is a dodo?

• A type of ostrich

• A type of flightless vulture

• A type of flightless pigeon

• A fruitbat

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Flying is a quick way to escape from danger. How could the dodo afford to lose the ability to fly?

• Before the arrival of humans, there were no predators on its island home to get away from.

• Before the arrival of humans, it could outrun the other dangerous animals that lived on its island home.

• There were no tall trees on the island to fly into.

• It laid its nests on the ground.

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How do we know that the dodo was well adapted to its island home?

• Because it did not live in any other parts of the world.

• Because it survived major droughts and storms that killed many.

• Because it was friendly to humans and other species when they arrived on its island home.

• Because it became flightless like the Kakapo and Galapagos cormorant.

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Why do modern scientists claim that the dodo was not dumb?

• It could run faster than we thought.

• It knew to hide from humans and other predators.

• It was well adapted to its environment.

• Its brain size relative to its body size was similar to that of other pigeons.

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Why did the dodo go extinct soon after the arrival of the first humans on Mauritius?

• They were cooked and eaten by humans.

• They had to compete with newly introduced animals for food and space.

• Introduced animals such as goats, pigs, and rats ate their eggs and chicks.

• All of these

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True or False: Dodo's nests were probably high up in the trees.

• True

• False

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True or False: Dodos and other animals were not used to humans or other predators, so they were easy to catch.

• True

• False

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