PRESENTATION OUTLINE
DODO CLASSIFICATIONS
- Kingdom; Animalia
- Phylum; Chordata
- Class; Aves
- Order; Columbiformes
- Family; Columbidae
- Genus; Raphus
DODOS ADAPTED FROM ASIAN PIGEONS
Dodo’s beaks got bigger in size because…
THEY USED THEIR BEAKS MORE…
FOR EATING MANY BERRIES AND NUTS.
Dodo’s wings had shrunk because of underuse.
THERE WERE LESS MAMMALIAN HERBIVORES…
WHEN THEY WHERE ASIAN PIGEONS.
HOW DODOS DIED
- Introduced Predators stopped reproducing.
- Humans hunted them.
- Big, easy catch and big source of food.