Dr. Binocs Dodo Birds

What does EXTINCT mean?

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If Mrs. Harmon calls someone a "Dodo bird," that means she thinks they are ______.

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The pigeon EVOLVED into a Dodo Bird. What does EVOLVE mean?

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The Dodo bird coexisted with other animals as they were not a threat to them. What does coexist mean?

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Where did they build their nests?

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What was different about the Dodo from other birds in the area?

• They ate meat.

• They could not fly

What was the Dodo's predator (something that killed them)?

• Tigers

• Bears

• Humans

The pigs ate a lot of the fruit on the island. Why is that bad news for the Dodo Birds?

• The Dodo birds were allergic to fruit

• The Dodo birds had less food to eat

• The Dodo birds were friendly with the pigs

What happened to the Dodo's eggs?

• The sailors cooked the eggs for breakfast

• The sailors put the nests in tall trees where the Dodos could not reach them.

• The animals the sailors brought ate the eggs.

A scientist found fossils of the Dodo bird buried in the dirt.

• Bones and remains

• Feathers and eggs