| 单词 | dodo |
| 例句 | “I’d think it was a dodo, only dodos are extinct. This will make an elegant picture, if I can ever get her to turn around.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Yeah, so did the dodo bird, the passenger pigeon, Vanilla Ice... Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Interestingly, Muggles were once fully aware of the existence of the Diricawl, though they knew it by the name of ‘dodo’. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The dodo bird pecked affectionately at the god’s hooves, making a strange sound in the back of its bill. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “You have a humming dodo bird,” I said stupidly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I put on my dumb dodo face to fake not knowing what she meant. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam and Redemption sat at the table, and Bitter slid them a plate with some dodo on it, the oil draining away on folded paper towels. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z On other recently discovered islands where protective measures did not go into effect quickly, exterminations did indeed result: one such victim, the dodo of Mauritius, has become virtually a symbol for extinction. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta asked again so she could have her routine rehearsed in her head—her curtsy, smile, and greeting—leaving Fern and me to stand around like dumb dodos. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Ted,’ she said, shaking her head, ‘the Mary Celeste people never reappeared. Nor the dodo. Nor Lord Whatever.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not an owl. More of a dodo. A dumb dodo. How’d you get in here?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The smiling Wally the Wooly mammoth, Hypacrosauras, and dodo bird on the front of his sweatshirt are faded. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘The dodo. It dropped off the evolutionary path.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought of the last dodo dying on a remote rock. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He was the first to describe the archaeopteryx after its discovery in Bavaria in 1861 and the first to write a formal epitaph for the dodo. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z They reminded me of miniature cafeteria ladies who’d been crossbred with dodo birds. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I’m just a dumb dodo, and you know it! Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z But the ghost of Salim, like the dodos, lords and crew of the Mary Celeste, vanished before we reached nine o’clock. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as modern humans walked up to unafraid dodos and island seals and killed them, prehistoric humans presumably walked up to unafraid moas and giant lemurs and killed them too. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It may be inevitable — such emporiums are going the way of the glossy magazine, which is going the way of the dodo — but that doesn’t mean we should be cavalier. New York’s Lost Department Stores 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z It may look like a collection of blackened bones, but the dodo is an exceptional find. Half a dodo found in museum drawer 2011-02-21T18:14:34Z The dodo remains emerged as the Grant, part of University College London, moved its 70,000-item collection to a new home in an Edwardian former medical library. Half a dodo found in museum drawer 2011-02-21T18:14:34Z This publication, which brought the dodo back to life in the public consciousness, is likely to have inspired the appearance of a model dodo at the Great Exhibition in 1851. Dead as a dodo? There's life in this old bird yet 2013-06-28T10:50:35Z But the need to fill its catalogue inevitably led it to accept dodos. Old Masters Rush In to Save the Day 2010-12-10T12:42:00Z Some infiltrated the nearby crafts market, buying spiced rum, carved elephants and baskets embossed with dodo birds, which went extinct on Mauritius after the arrival of the Dutch in the 1600s. On Mauritius With a Non-Jet-Set Wallet 2010-04-03T03:02:00Z This suggests the most likely cultured meats on our menus won't be alligator or dodo, but standardized versions of beef, chicken or pork. A mammoth meatball hints at a future of exotic lab-grown meats 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z Bend, Oregon is home to America’s last surviving branch of the once-ubiquitous chain, which has gone the way of the dodo in the streaming era. There’s one Blockbuster Video left in America, and it’s in Bend, Oregon 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Different species, different ecology When he was just 13, Long Now’s Novak was already putting together an award-winning science fair project detailing the prospects for cloning the dodo and bringing it back to life. “De-extinction” could spawn birth of hybrid species 2013-03-28T15:52:00Z Once you notice that these mainstays of traditional TV sitcoms aren’t here – as extinct as the dodo or Ryan Lochte’s endorsement deals – you also realize that you don’t much miss them. Better Things and Atlanta: FX delivers fresh new comedy voices 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z His testimony remains the only irrefutable evidence that anyone managed to take a dodo from its native island Mauritius and bring it alive to Europe. Dead as a dodo? There's life in this old bird yet 2013-06-28T10:50:35Z I was the dodo bird that could not fly. Intoxicating highs and deep darkness: living and loving with bipolar disorder 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z There are punctuation symbols that have largely gone the way of the dodo. Why You’re Still Using Periods in Texts 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Australians are close to bringing back a recently extinct species of frog, and others are working to bring back the day when dodos ruled the Earth. ‘Jurassic Park 3D’: Dinosaurs, and Jeff Goldblum, still rule 2013-04-04T00:06:42Z Those stores are going the way of the dodo. The riveting saga of "The Donut King," who was seduced by dough, money and power 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z One industry executive told him Batman was “as dead as the dodo.” How Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’ radically changed the superhero-movie landscape 30 years ago 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z And so I had to wonder: was the New York City piano bar going the way of the dodo? The Tipsy Diaries: Getting a Kick From Piano Bars 2010-09-30T21:00:00Z And the traditional for-profit, new Broadway play is disappearing almost as surely as the dodo. Perspective | As tourist-friendly musicals take over, Broadway no longer belongs to playwrights 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z At least Adobe Flash animations are going the way of the dodo, thanks in part to incompatibility with Apple products. The problem with so many restaurant Web sites 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z Home of the best preserved remains of the dodo, Oxford University's Museum of Natural History is about to gain a new lease of life. Oxford museum of natural history: remains of the dodo 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z It would be almost another 100 years before the Oxford dodo took its next significant outing. Dead as a dodo? There's life in this old bird yet 2013-06-28T10:50:35Z However, most of the celebrations will focus on the museum's special wildlife specimens and, in particular, its dodo. Oxford museum of natural history: remains of the dodo 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Artists visiting a nobleman’s collection might be looking to sketch a stuffed dodo, or they might be seeking inspiration in a small painting by a celebrated painter. Review | ‘Cabinets of Curiosities’ delves into the history of collectors and their stunning, strange acquisitions 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z In the former capital of Mahébourg, the National History Museum has crammed a 1772-built French country house with everything from antique beds to nautical wreckage to a dodo display. In Mauritius, Secluded Beaches, Verdant Hills and Harmony 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Or that the last dodo was probably eaten by a shipwrecked Dutch sailor? Historian compiles fascinating tidbits on Hitler, Agatha Christie and others 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The specter of zero polar bears, of complete extinction like dinosaurs and dodo birds, is the extremist fantasy that thrills every television producer looking for a heartstring-tugging top story. Polar bears just might outlive us all 2012-12-30T16:00:00Z When researchers compared this DNA with that from other birds, they found that the closest living relative to the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon from south-east Asia. Oxford museum of natural history: remains of the dodo 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z And the renowned ecologist Guy McPherson argues that humanity will follow the dodo into the evolutionary grave by 2026. It’s the end of the world and we know it: Scientists in many disciplines see apocalypse, soon 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z It’s as if Gottlieb lauded the tasty meat of a dodo bird. $900 Out-of-Print Books, Moscow and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Not only was Fitzgerald depleted in body and mind, but the high-dollar “slicks” were vanishing like so many dodos. A Late — and Maybe Last — Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ‘Lost’ Stories 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Could puffins go the way of the dodo? Could puffins go the way of the dodo? 2014-03-02T18:00:00Z But those one-note exercises are going the way of the dodo bird, trainers say. Fitness fads that should fade in 2016 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z She paused for a moment and then changed back to Streep: “That’s the point, you dodo.” Arts & Leisure: For ?Iron Lady,? Armor Added to Streep?s Wardrobe 2011-12-23T15:01:39Z Dogs and rats introduced to the island by humans then started to destroy the birds' nests and eggs and by 1680 the last dodo was dead. Oxford museum of natural history: remains of the dodo 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z According to popular belief, a heroic curator managed to rescue the head and a foot of the dodo from the conflagration. Dead as a dodo? There's life in this old bird yet 2013-06-28T10:50:35Z "I think it's safe to say," I informed Billy when I returned, "that Samuel Stephenson ate dodo!" Billy Connolly: 'I hate going on holiday' 2013-01-26T09:00:00Z The much under-rated Josie Lawrence, who has done some terrific work at this address, plays the landowner, Madame Ranevskaya, a dodo on the verge of extinction as the winds of the Russian revolution blow in. This week's new theatre 2010-10-15T23:06:00Z There the dodo remained on display for almost a century. Dead as a dodo? There's life in this old bird yet 2013-06-28T10:50:35Z Despite what I had seen growing up, I still imagined that cockfighting, in the United States anyway, had gone the way of the dodo. Baby chimpanzee killed by adult at L. A. Zoo 2012-06-27T13:33:00Z In particular, the soft tissue of the Oxford dodo recently provided scientists with a sample of dodo DNA. Oxford museum of natural history: remains of the dodo 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z Polemicists lament that cursive is going the way of the dodo. Not Your Average Autograph Collection 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z However, even they were a little startled when the dodo turned up, stored with a mass of crocodile bones. Half a dodo found in museum drawer 2011-02-21T18:14:34Z Then the hat went the way of the dodo. Critic?s Notebook: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back 2011-02-02T21:40:03Z That I was the dodo bird that could not fly. Intoxicating highs and deep darkness: living and loving with bipolar disorder 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Children can stroll through the Extinct Animal Graveyard, which has headstones for vanished species like the dodo and the Steller’s sea cow, and encounter owls and vultures in a bird presentation. 8 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z If we’ve got a magic lamp, let’s wish for peace in the Middle East, flying solar cars, bringing back the dodo and wine in grocery stores in New York City. The Duggars and Caitlyn Jenner are the “real news”: The reality that the Hillary Clinton media spectacle wishes desperately that you’d ignore 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Whether displaying dinosaurs or dodos, art or archaeology, the museum is our bank vault for the world’s natural wonders and human achievements. Lesson from Brazil: Museums are not forever 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z He learned that the dodo would eat these stones – "some as bigg as nutmegs" – as an aid to digestion. Dead as a dodo? There's life in this old bird yet 2013-06-28T10:50:35Z Aren’t those paper productions supposed to be going the way of the dodo, an endangered species in the era of the Internet? Thinking, and Literally Looking, Very Big 2011-11-21T14:01:27Z As fine dining grows more casual, restaurants with jackets-required policies are going the way of the dodo — a fact that’s never more obvious than in the summer. Yes, it’s summer. But you still can’t wear those shorts in these restaurants. 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Novak-Kemp is collections manager at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and she is showing me the Oxford dodo, the best-preserved specimen of this iconic bird left on Earth. Dead as a dodo? There's life in this old bird yet 2013-06-28T10:50:35Z I hate all that – the big desiccated dodo, the mini nappy-flavoured cabbages, the fat, the sugar, the brandy, the butter. TV review: River Cottage; The Making of a Lady; Him & Her 2012-12-16T21:45:01Z Are we witnessing a sartorial form of island gigantism, the phenomenon that brought about hulking megafauna like the Komodo dragon and the dodo? The Next Big Thing in Fashion? Big Things 2014-04-23T22:56:50Z He describes a stuffed dodo in Oxford, the Chandos portrait of Shakespeare and a giraffe with soft, liquid eyes. ‘Letters of a Dead Man’: A travel guide like no other 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Gentle pictures are probably dead as a dodo today, but back then it was different. Photographer Grace Robertson's best shot 2010-05-19T21:14:00Z The days of a hat and gloves for town are gone with the dodo. Noted: A Warm-and-Fuzzy Trend That Leaves You Cold 2012-12-12T18:19:33Z Akin to other popular bluegrass-influenced bands like Nickel Creek or Trampled by Turtles, the Kalamazoo, Mich. fivesome combines technical acuity with enough pop accessibility to interest fans who couldn’t tell a dobro from a dodo. Your week in Seattle music: Tony Bennett, Tegan and Sara and more 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z It’s definitely genre, though, because the world here is a future in which narcos are cloning extinct species, such as dodos, and there’s not one, but three walls between Mexico and the United States. Review | The weird, the wacky, the underappreciated: A new look at science fiction and fantasy 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Thanks to a strong ensemble cast led by Susan Bullock and Toby Spence and conducted by Paul Daniel, the production is a roaring success, even if the work itself remains a dodo. Gloriana; 66th Aldeburgh festival – review 2013-06-22T23:05:50Z From Darwin, the Captain learns that plump Polly is not just a “big-boned” relative of the parrots in Rio but the last surviving dodo. The Pirates! Band of Misfits: Yo-Ho-OK 2012-04-26T14:15:15Z When Jimmy Fallon sits down to write his weekly thank-you notes on “The Tonight Show,” he is both ribbing and breathing life into a custom many felt was headed the way of the dodo. Cultural Studies: The Found Art of Thank-You Notes 2014-04-04T23:16:35Z Some of these birds are well known: the great auk and the dodo, for example. A Roundup of Holiday Coffee Table Books 2012-11-22T19:55:15Z Some of the book’s charm lies in its snippets of information: in France children are happy as chaffinches, rather than larks; “a big snooze” is un gros dodo. Giant of France 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z It is a point he reiterates now when I mention a conversation I had recently with the veteran Ry Cooder, who worries that local cultures are heading the way of the dodo. Diplo on music: 'I'm not good at anything else' 2012-11-29T19:00:00Z There is simply no possibility of our species dying out the way the dodo and dinosaurs did, of disappearing entirely from the universe. We're all gonna die! How the idea of human extinction has reshaped our world 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z As a subscriber to the Los Angeles Times for over 50 years, I must say that I’m sorry to see my Sports section go the way of the dodo bird. Letters to Sports: Readers sound off about changes to Times Sports section 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Homo sapiens is no more; we disappear just like the dinosaurs and dodo before us, and this remains the case forever. AI and the threat of "human extinction": What are the tech-bros worried about? It's not you and me 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z When biodiversity loss is thought of as the extinction of the passenger pigeon, the dodo bird, and even the woolly mammoth, the loss may appear to be an emotional one. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “The stretch limo is — what’s the expression? — gone like the dodo bird,” Mr. Alexander said. The Long Demise of the Stretch Limousine 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Humanity really could disappear — like the dodo and the dinosaurs — and the universe would carry on with hardly more than a shrug of indifference. We're all gonna die! How the idea of human extinction has reshaped our world 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z In reality, it is as dead as a dodo bird.” Is the two-state solution for Israel, Palestine dead? Maybe. But what's the alternative? 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z The point, however, is that if Homo sapiens were to go the way of the dinosaurs and the dodo, that would be no great loss from the TESCREAList point of view. AI and the threat of "human extinction": What are the tech-bros worried about? It's not you and me 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler, two dodo experts who had been flown in to marvel at the park, looked around in confusion to figure out where the music was coming from. Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The dodo was a flightless bird native to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, off the coast of Madagascar. Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Santa Cruz had reconstructed the dodo’s entire genome. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Colossal Biosciences first announced its ambitious plan to revive the woolly mammoth two years ago, and on Tuesday said it wanted to bring back the dodo bird, too. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The dodo was last seen in 1662, within 65 years of it first being recorded. Extinction crisis puts 1 million species on the brink 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z “No,” Dr. Sattler said, quickly adding, “dodos are, of course, enough.” Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Made known to the wider world by marooned Dutch sailors on the island in 1598, the dodo had no fear of humans due to the lack of native predators on the island. Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z One of the biggest challenges in the reconstruction of the dodo is a problem for all avian genomics. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The last dodo, a flightless bird about the size of a turkey, was killed in 1681 on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Apple’s mini iPhones — which first appeared around two years ago — appear to have gone the way of the dodo. A satellite-connected iPhone 14, rugged Apple Watch and AirPods 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z “Pretty big park for just dodos,” Dr. Malcolm, another expert there for the opening, chimed in from the back seat of the party’s ride vehicle. Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z By 1662, the dodo was extinct, its ground-level nests an easy target for introduced, invasive species like the pig, rat, and crab-eating macaque. Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Ultimately, Shapiro says, “the final version of dodo will emerge from a pigeon that has been engineered to be the size of a dodo. So the size of eggs will be consistent.” A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The prospect of bringing the dodo back isn’t expected to directly make money, said Lamm. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Introduced pigs, rats, and dogs brought to the island by European ships also killed dodo young and eggs. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z A dodo rushed up and began biting the fry, flapping and making excited noises. Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z If the project for the dodo succeeds, the plan is to rewild the species in its original habitat of Mauritius. Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z But there is no way to re-create the unique natural history that shaped the social behavior of the dodo or other extinct animals—or even, in many cases, to know what it was. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The dodo’s closest living relative is the Nicobar pigeon, said Beth Shapiro, a molecular biologist on Colossal’s scientific advisory board, who has been studying the dodo for two decades. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Also, I haven’t lost these yet, but I’m a scatterbrained dodo and inevitably will. The Beats Fit Pro are the best running earbuds I’ve ever had 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z “They are just birds with dodo DNA. They don’t know how to be dodos because there are no dodos here to teach them.” Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z For the dodo, the closest relative is the Nicobar pigeon; for the wooly mammoth also being worked on by Colossal, African and Asian elephants are used. Dallas ‘de-extinction’ firm announces plans to bring back the dodo bird 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z It’s not possible to bring back the dodo, even if it becomes possible to build a bird with a dodo genome. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Her team plans to study DNA differences between the Nicobar pigeon and the dodo to understand “what are the genes that really make a dodo a dodo,” she said. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z One of the earlier and popularly known examples is the dodo bird. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “But look at them. They’re dodos. How different could they possibly be?” Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Certainly, we know of recent human extinctions of animals like the dodo or passenger pigeon. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond behavior, the dodo proxy must survive in a world that is significantly different from that of more than 300 years ago, when the dodo went extinct. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The team may then attempt to edit Nicobar pigeon cells to make them resemble dodo cells. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The dodo bird lived in the forests of Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Dr. Sattler made room next to her on the introductory ride that explained the origins and extinction of these dodos’ ancestors. Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z In coming days, weeks and months, the Pac-12 will plot a course to salvation … or go the way of the dodo. Pac-12 survival guide: Five forces that will define the path to salvation, or extinction 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Yet not much is known about how dodoes functioned in their ecosystem. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z It may be possible to put the tweaked cells into developing eggs of other birds, such as pigeons or chickens, to create offspring that may in turn naturally produce dodo eggs, said Shapiro. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z It was hunted for its meat by sailors and was easy prey because the dodo, which did not evolve with humans, would approach people without fear. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “Here is where we hunt the dodos, if necessary.” Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z Taken together, some experts think the mask mandate is going the way of the dodo bird. Virus surges again, but the era of sweeping COVID-19 mandates may be over 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Another challenge for de-extinction is ensuring the well-being of the genetically engineered dodoes. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z The concept is still in an early theoretical stage for dodos. Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z In a skeleton drawing of a galumphing, long-gone dodo, a litany of bodily and emotional states, including guilt and yellow bile, is interwoven with attempts to cope — witchcraft, too much sex, strong imagination and more. Review: Mark Dion tackles extinction in his art—and offers neither false hope nor despondency 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z Dr. Malcolm pointed into the corner at the dodos, who were pecking intently at bits of barbed wire and pieces of wood, crying, “Doo! Doo!” in what sounded like great excitement. Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The other drawing was of two birds that looked like dodos. ‘I Just Couldn’t See Hanging That Drawing on My Wall’ 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z “If we are going to bring back something that's functionally equivalent to a dodo, then we will have to find, identify or create habitats in which they’re able to survive.” A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z I’m no dodo when it comes to nature exploration, but this seasoned group of about 20 birders operated at another level entirely. Beyond Assateague: The wonders of Maryland’s lesser-known state parks 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z “As your industry gets transformed by the energy transition, will you go the way of the dodo, or will you be a phoenix?” BlackRock’s Larry Fink tells fellow CEOs that businesses are not ‘climate police’ 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z “Want to see if it really is a Walghvoghel, or ‘loathsome, insipid bird,’ one of the earliest Dutch names for the dodo, if our Wikipedia-ing is correct?” Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z After all, just last year the world was wondering whether we’d ever feel the magic of a first kiss again and there were reports that the friendly handshake was going the way of the dodo. Puff, puff, don’t pass: How to smoke weed socially — and safely — in the COVID-19 era 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z There is hope that work focused on dodo habitat restoration could have knock-on benefits for other endemic plants and animals and even that the reintroduced bird may directly contribute to restoring its own ecosystem. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z He also orchestrates a memorable flashback to young David’s first encounter with evil, a scene that will make you grateful that waterbeds went the way of the dodo. Review: The devil can't make you watch this so-so 'Conjuring' sequel 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z From dinosaurs to dodos, the history of Earth is pocked with extinctions. David Attenborough’s sobering look at our involvement in wiping out plants and animals 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z “A dodo? I thought it was — never mind,” Dr. Grant said. Opinion | These birds are not extinct. Welcome to … Dodo Park! 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z We often hear about biodiversity hotspots and cautionary extinction stories like the dodo bird’s, but microbial conservation is seldom part of the public conversation. Guardians of the Microbial Galaxy 2021-03-28T04:00:00Z Sinding, who has extracted ancient DNA from Pleistocene wolves, woolly rhinoceroses and aurochs, was surprised and excited to hear that Colossal Biosciences planned to re-create the dodo. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z There’s promise of an upcoming fourth addition of a dodo, but it’s not really clear if the app, which costs $2.99, will get updates beyond that. Sir David Attenborough narrates the "exhibits" in this AR iPhone app 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Ecologists suspected that the Pinatubo volcano mouse, thought to be found up there and nowhere else, went the way of the dodo. The Mouse That Survived a Volcanic Apocalypse 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z And it may allow the woolly mammoth and the dodo to be resurrected from the oblivion of extinction and facilitate the modification of all earthly creatures. Review | With CRISPR, humans can create their own evolutionary future 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z They include a ninja, a transgender pride flag, a coin, bubble tea, a dodo, a piñata, a tamale, and more. iOS 14.2 is here, and it has over 100 new emoji 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z The ethical question with the dodo, he adds, is “whether the money is well spent or if we should spend that money trying to preserve some other living pigeons that are almost extinct.” A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Investors are betting that in-person mortgage applications are going the way of the dodo. Former Zillow execs launch new online mortgage company, with plenty of cash 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z "To quote my agent we are all 'dodo farmers' - we are all peddling an industry that doesn't exist," he said. 'Railway arches' theatre fills performance 'void' 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z All the while, the Hollywood research library, like many research libraries, was quietly going the way of the dodo. Column: Lillian Michelson built Hollywood's most famous research library. Can someone give it a home? 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z Apple’s new emoji include bubble tea, a dodo, and pinched fingers. Here’s a first look at the new emoji arriving in iOS and Android later this year 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z In this way, a 21st-century dodo may assist all avian conservation. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z "The bill is already as dead as a dodo unless it effectively excludes Huawei," the MP said. Ministers signal switch in policy over Huawei's 5G 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z When Trump got caught red-handed, he required a flock of GOP dodos in the Senate to stop him from being removed from office for it. All the president's garbagemen: Has Trump finally lit a dumpster fire his enablers can't put out? 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z At one point in “The Chiffon Trenches,” Talley laments, “Like an extinct dodo bird, my brain, rich and replete with knowledge, has been relegated to the history books.” Opinion | Celebrity gossip is stronger than any virus. Thank goodness. 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z If we make the wrong ones, he maintains that we could well go the way of the dodo and the dinosaurs, exiting the planet for good. What if Covid-19 isn't our biggest threat? 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z “We could have picked lots of different birds,” says Shapiro, raising her right arm to reveal a dodo tattoo. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z “Vests? Long gone. Women’s corsets? Ridiculous. High-heeled shoes? Like the dodo bird.” A dome over Lake Washington? Boeing building spacecraft? Here’s what Seattle Times writers in 1970 predicted for 2020 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z It was reasonably successful, perhaps even ahead of its time, but it went the way of the dodo. Bye box: How streaming could kill the games console 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z That said, our imagination runs wild at the prospect of a modern update on these forgotten dodos, even if they do end flying a little too close to the sun. 13 college football throwbacks that need to make a comeback - Golf Digest 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “The loss of the dodo is sad, but the loss of the passenger pigeon is a tragedy,” he says. A Once Common Gecko Is Vanishing from Parts of Asia 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Now, with the launch of a new Avian Genomics Group and a reported $150 million of additional investment, the long-gone dodo joins the lineup. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Other prehistoric examples of autapomorphic giantism include the extinct mega-ducks of Hawaii, as well as the dodo, which was essentially an enormous pigeon, said Dr. Worthy. These Giant Parrots Once Roamed New Zealand 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Video stores have gone the way of the dodo bird and even the multiplex — another recurring location in “Stranger Things 3” — is in jeopardy. ‘Stranger Things 3’ is an anxious ode to ’80s consumerism 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z But if quantum physicists have their way, such weaknesses will soon go the way of the dodo. The Quantum Internet Is Emerging, One Experiment at a Time 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Although it went extinct in 1681, the dodo was a formidable bird, reaching more than 3 feet in height and weighing between 22 and 40 pounds. Rare dodo skeleton up for auction, could sell for $750G 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z In the world of extinct animals, the dodo carries some heavy symbolic weight. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z While senior EU and economic experts are already rubbishing the plan, a select group of Tory MPs are simply wasting time on another plan - that is already dead as a dodo.” We will deliver a Brexit that MPs and Northern Ireland can support, PM to say 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Drop the dead dodo, end the mad race for a meaningless prize, and start talking about who you want to be. It was never about Europe. Brexit is Britain’s reckoning with itself | Fintan O’Toole 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Finally, the Sun, in its own inimitable way, shows a dodo with Mrs May's face on it - and the headline: "Brextinct". In a hurry? Here's what you need to know this morning 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z The starting pitcher may be going the way of the dodo, but Kershaw is still holding firm, even as his fastball dims and his mileage increases. Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw delivers a solid performance in 5-2 victory over Brewers in Game 5 of NLCS - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The dodoes, which reproduced by laying a single egg on the ground, were also predated by other species, such as monkeys and rats, which humans brought with them. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z One of her party allies called her “Chequers” proposal for a close trade relationship with the EU that would ease the problem of the Irish border “delusional” and “dead as a dodo”. EU leaders keep up pressure on May to take Brexit deal 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z With the knowledge that they belonged to a dodo, these small, pale bones seemed symbolic of a vanishing world. Why Brazil's Museum Fire Matters 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z “People think of extinctions and think of the dodo but our analysis shows that extinctions are continuing and accelerating today,” he said. First eight bird extinctions of the 21st century confirmed 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z He drummed his fingers against a wandering dodo. Unreal 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Now the creature represents extinction itself—you can’t get deader than a dodo. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z "I kind of think I made a big dang wrong mistake here. I feel like the biggest dodo around here right now. Over." Was the newlywed mechanic who stole a plane shot down? 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z After dodos disappeared from Mauritius, in the seventeenth century, naturalists came to believe that the bird had only been a legend. The Obsessive Search for the Tasmanian Tiger 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z And, as traditional family farms continue to go the way of the dodo, taxpayers seem destined to continue showering wealthy CEOs in cash. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The specimen represents the most complete remains of a single dodo, and contains the only soft tissue samples known to exist. Oxford Dodo 'was shot in the head' 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Shapiro, also a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has studied the dodo since the science of paleogenetics was in its infancy. A 'De-Extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z We are in deep dodo no matter what happens. Raid on Trump’s Lawyer Sought Records on ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z The little dodo “is the last surviving species in its genus,” Rebecca Stirnemann said. Caught in the crossfire: little dodo nears extinction 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Sarazen, a go-his-own-way type who continued to wear plus fours when all the other guys had switched to pants, called his deuce a “dodo,” the flightless and extinct bird from the island of Mauritius. There have been four double eagles made in Masters history. Here's the story behind each one - Golf Digest 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Its remains ended up in the university museum, where author Lewis Carroll is said to have found inspiration for the dodo character in Alice in Wonderland. Oxford Dodo 'was shot in the head' 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z All of these are threatened with the fate that has already befallen the Tasmanian tiger, the dodo, the ivory-billed woodpecker and the baiji dolphin – victims of humanity’s urge to kill, exploit and cultivate. Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife? 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z Despite the growth of online commerce, retail stores and shopping malls aren’t going the way of the dodo. How Retailers Can Thrive in the Age of Amazon 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z As to the latter, it’s not that local Samoans are hunting the little dodo itself, but in shooting the Pacific imperial and other pigeon species they sometimes kill the little dodo as “bycatch.” Caught in the crossfire: little dodo nears extinction 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Genetic evidence suggests a gap of around 12 million years between the last gene exchange between the dodo and the solitaire, while some rocks dated on Rodrigues suggest the island is 1.5 million years old. The other Dodo: Extinct bird that used its wings as clubs 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z The world is no better or worse for the absence of saber-toothed tigers and dodo birds and our Neanderthal cousins, who died off as Homo sapiens evolved. Perspective | We don’t need to save endangered species. Extinction is part of evolution. 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z This is like the female dodo telling her daughter that all’s fine because she’s survived so far. The sexist dinosaurs aren't only on the prowl in old media 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z But are store closures and bankruptcies in a handful of retailers really another sign that stores are going the way of the dodo? Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z The genetic evidence shows that the little dodo was the first of its of its relatives to branch off, making it the most ancient of the dodo’s cousins. Caught in the crossfire: little dodo nears extinction 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It's likely the dodo behaved in a very similar way, and bird palaeontologists now think this was the Achilles heel of both species. The other Dodo: Extinct bird that used its wings as clubs 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Scientists are piecing together clues about the life of the dodo, hundreds of years after the flightless bird was driven to extinction. Secret life of the dodo revealed - BBC News 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z “It was usually believed that the descriptions are different because they were wrong. But the descriptions were not wrong. Actually they describe the dodo in different states of moulting.” said Angst. Life cycle of the mysterious and long-dead dodo revealed by bone study 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z They once were believed to be as extinct as the dodo bird or the Tyrannosaurus rex. Defying man and nature, the sea otters of Morro Bay have made a comeback 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z It took only a century for humans – and the animals they brought with them – to wipe the dodo off Earth’s stage. Caught in the crossfire: little dodo nears extinction 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Q. With traveling no longer illegal in the NBA, will dribbling go the way of the dodo bird? A few friendly suggestions for major sports leagues looking to speed up games 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z Julian Hume of the Natural History Museum, London, a co-researcher on the study, said there are still many mysteries surrounding the dodo. Secret life of the dodo revealed - BBC News 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z By looking at thickness of the bone deposited between such lines, the researchers were then able to determine the time of year that the dodos ovulated or moulted. Life cycle of the mysterious and long-dead dodo revealed by bone study 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z For some guys, the sweater vest will always be menswear’s dodo bird. Can a Man Wear a Sweater Vest Without Looking Like Urkel? 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z That may be about to change: without rapid, decisive action, the little dodo will very likely follow its cousin into oblivion. Caught in the crossfire: little dodo nears extinction 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z A. The dodo was a flightless bird, now extinct; its 21st-century equivalent, I guess, would be the milkman. A few friendly suggestions for major sports leagues looking to speed up games 2017-03-05T05:00:00Z The dodo, which is related to the pigeon, evolved on Mauritius. Secret life of the dodo revealed - BBC News 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z The dodo was a flightless bird once found on Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean. Dodo skeleton sells for £280,000 at auction - BBC News 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z At that point there were many more opportunities to find dodo parts, and he said he was "buying at a time when fewer people were as passionate as me". 'Once ever' dodo auction inspires excitement and envy - BBC News 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Summers Place Auctions is selling what it describes as a rare composite skeleton of a dodo bird, a creature once found on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Composite skeleton of Dodo bird to be auctioned 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Some locals still cling to hope that logs will begin to flow once more from local forests, once the endangered marbled murrelet goes the way of the dodo bird. Is Port Angeles ready to realize its potential? 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Although many specimens of the dodo ended up in European museums, most were lost or destroyed in the Victorian era. Secret life of the dodo revealed - BBC News 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Will the older iPads be going the way of the dodo, or will we see updates? iPhone 7 launch: readers predict new Apple Watch and no more headphone jacks 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z "I finally found myself looking at a dodo in my workshop, something so extraordinary that I hadn't really imagined it would happen." 'Once ever' dodo auction inspires excitement and envy - BBC News 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The bird’s name recognition was enhanced by Lewis Carroll, who included a dodo in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” Composite skeleton of Dodo bird to be auctioned 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z Only one dodo skeleton exists that is made up from the bones of a single animal. Rare dodo skeleton to be auctioned in West Sussex - BBC News 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z There's no conspicuous marker on the site and that tree long ago went the way of the dodo, but boy has it borne some fabulous fruit. Nasdaq vs. NYSE: Why Companies Choose One Over the Other 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z A dodo is one of the memorable characters in the world-famous book. Oxford museum exhibits roast under newly cleaned glass roof 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z George acquired the first part of the dodo in the 1970s when he bought a foot bone, a purchase he said was driven solely by its beauty. 'Once ever' dodo auction inspires excitement and envy - BBC News 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z And while Enron went the way of the dodo by 2002, current investors who fail to learn from that example could find their earnings extinct. How to Tell a Company Is In Trouble 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z The typical story of human effects on other species begins with the passenger pigeon, or the famously unfortunate dodo, but archeologists know better. There’s No Such Thing as Pristine Nature 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z While polka has not gone the way of the woolly mammoth or the dodo, Mateja concedes that it is having a hard time acquiring young followers. Polka audience graying, but music plays on 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z The museum also displays a new reconstruction of a dodo, based on extensive scientific investigations, and a painting of a dodo by the Flemish artist Jan Savery dating back to 1651. Oxford museum exhibits roast under newly cleaned glass roof 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z George said he gathered the bones with the help of friends and contacts in the dodo world. 'Once ever' dodo auction inspires excitement and envy - BBC News 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z This is a funding gambit I've often written about and that I hope will soon go the way of the dodo bird: extinction. Pentagon Spending Shenanigans 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z Gold said dodos exhibited no fear of humans when people reached Mauritius in the 1500s. Bird brain? Dodos were not so dumb after all 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z As reported online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pumpkin, squash, and gourds would likely have gone the way of the dodo were it not for humans domesticating them. Without us, pumpkins may have gone extinct 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The spectral elms on the Internet were images of a different kind of extinction from that of the passenger pigeon or dodo: the extinction of a landscape. Dead Forests and Living Memories 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z After four decades of collecting he found he owned a near-complete dodo. 'Once ever' dodo auction inspires excitement and envy - BBC News 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The dodo became extinct because it was flightless. Get the Government Out of Public Broadcasting 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z The research suggests the dodo, rather than being stupid, boasted at least the same intelligence as its fellow members of the pigeon and dove family. Bird brain? Dodos were not so dumb after all 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z “The idea of a ‘moderate opposition’ in Syria is like the carrier pigeon or the dodo bird or pick your extinct species — it existed once upon a time, but now it’s extinct,” he said. Obama’s Syria ‘safe zone’ plan lacks moderate rebels needed to carry it out 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z The stuffed dodo which allegedly inspired Carroll to create the character based on the extinct bird can still be seen in the University Museum of Natural History. Alice in Wonderland: Where inspired Lewis Carroll's classic? - BBC News 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z The dodo is an extinct, flightless bird from Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean. 'Once ever' dodo auction inspires excitement and envy - BBC News 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The only question is whether the rest of what is now PBS and NPR goes the way of the dodo. Get the Government Out of Public Broadcasting 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Driven into extinction largely by human hunting, the last dodo was seen in 1662. Bird brain? Dodos were not so dumb after all 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Please do so quickly, or you might become a dodo. Common Myths About Branding Dispelled 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z "Walmart and others were a fundamental force in getting many companies to go the way of the dodo," he said. Walmart suppliers grapple with challenge of 'Made in USA' labels 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z George said he hoped the dodo might be bought by an organisation, perhaps a museum, that would display it for the public to enjoy and for scientists to work on. 'Once ever' dodo auction inspires excitement and envy - BBC News 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Davis figures it won’t be long until they gaze with equally uncomprehending eyes at desktop computers, which in this smartphone-obsessed world are turning into digital dodos. Typewriter repairman works to keep old machines clacking 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The dodo lived on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Bird brain? Dodos were not so dumb after all 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z How did a “feces cocktail” kill dodos and giant tortoises thousands of years ago? Podcast: Cosmic rays, a feces cocktail, and a porcupine-eagle face-off 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Eventually public notice advertising would go the way of the dodos. Charlie Munger's 2015 Daily Journal Annual Meeting - Part 1 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Defined pension plans for corporate workers went the way of the dodo bird many years ago. Gina Raimondo's Approach to Income Inequality 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z The 113th Congress this week went the way of the dodo — literally. Good riddance to the worst Congress ever 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Beck’s dodos are at one end of the exhibition, near other works of vanished birds. Art review: ‘The Singing and the Silence’ at Smithsonian American Art Museum 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z That means come January, the Dixie Democrats on Capitol Hill will go the way of the dodo bird when Republicans take over the Senate and the House. Three-Minute Briefing: Hello, Cromnibus, Goodbye, Mary 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z The one-day, one-size-fits-all free-for-all is more dodo than turkey, an outmoded approach to an increasingly savvy consumer who is accustomed to specialized, personalized marketing. TeradataVoice: Bleak Friday: The End Of Black Friday As We Know It? 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z “The Renaissance ideal has gone the way of the dodo bird. I say, Get over it. Steven Cohen doesn’t make any pretense of being an art history major. Maybe he’s the Andy Warhol of collectors.” With Art, Investing in Genius 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z During a presidential campaign debate, Mitt Romney, whose energy adviser was chief executive of one of those companies, Continental Resources, mocked the prosecution; The Wall Street Journal called Mr. Purdon “dodo prosecutor of the year.” Where Oil and Politics Mix 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z At the other end of the gallery, and in stark contrast to Uttech’s depiction of abundance, are David Beck’s elegies for the dodo, another extinct species. Art review: ‘The Singing and the Silence’ at Smithsonian American Art Museum 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The extinction of the American raise — dead as a dodo, by every empirical measure — has become a truth universally acknowledged. Harold Meyerson: How workers lost the power struggle — and their pay raises It's colloquially called the "blackout rule," and if some federal regulators get their way Tuesday, this rule might be going the way of the dodo. The FCC could end its support for sports TV blackouts tomorrow Ectopistes migratorius, once numbering in the billions, joined the ranks of the dodo and the great auk. A third of US birds 'in decline' 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The last time a dodo was seen, on the island of Mauritius, was probably in 1662, but no one knows how long the bird survived, unseen and in low numbers. A Century of Extinction 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Previously, Van Gaal asked for simple things like a single pillow of Shredded Wheat, some steamed toast, a dodo egg and to have his office rotated so the window faces the hills. Football transfer rumours: Alex Song leaving Barça for Liverpool? 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z But he said that if cab drivers don’t use technology and whatever else they can to fight back, they’re going to go the way of the dodo and the stagecoach. Taxi Drivers Are Using Apps to Disrupt the Disruptors 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z For example, European sailors ate their way through the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius, killing off the dodo and the local tortoise species. Fact or Fiction?: The Sixth Mass Extinction Can Be Stopped 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z It was the first public extinction, something people used to think happened only to relics of the past like dinosaurs, or critters stuck on islands like dodos, Pimm and other scientists said. All gone: How erasing billions of birds shocked us 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Though one guys goes with: “I would like to set up a fund to bring back the dodo bird, because I hear it tastes delicious.” ‘Jeopardy!’ behind the scenes: 7 things I learned auditioning for America’s favorite quiz show Included are the tooth-billed pigeon, known as the little dodo, the Philippine's eagle and a type of kiwi. The 100 most uniquely rare birds 2014-04-10T16:31:01Z Or are they doomed to go the way of the dodo? Can A Big Old Hierarchical Bureaucracy Become A 21st Century Network? 2014-03-21T16:00:00Z "Some companies are dodos, and they're dodos," said Klaff, recalling a French museum where he saw an exhibit about the flightless bird that became extinct. Hersch Klaff, big-game hunter in a retail jungle 2014-03-10T05:00:00Z In fact, writes Fuller, a British writer who has also written books about the dodo and the auk, the animals looked more like dogs than like tigers, and they were marsupials, related to kangaroos. A new book is one of the only places where you can see exotic, extinct animals 2014-03-03T21:59:29Z The moa is an extinct flightless bird that gets considerably less attention than the dodo. Museum's dinosaurs get overhaul 2014-02-16T02:01:41Z But this does not guarantee that every dodo will become a phoenix. Schumpeter: From dodo to phoenix 2014-01-09T16:00:03Z In a sense, its exactly the opposite of what happened to the now-extinct dodo. In its wild form, that funny looking turkey can fly. Though it won’t get very far. 2013-11-25T19:48:02Z The dodo took its name from the Portuguese word for "fool", mocked by European colonialists for its apparent lack of fear of armed, hungry hunters. In pictures: Shrine to a dead bird 2013-10-15T02:58:03Z Its most famous specimen is a dodo that is now on display at the in the UK. Mammal carnivore is major discovery 2013-08-15T14:29:44Z She mainly works in Southeast Asia, but also manages to squeeze in a little bit of dodo here and there. Why 2 Birds in the Hand May Be Better Than a "Hobbit" Skull (in a Cave Deposit, at Least) 2013-06-24T22:45:03.030Z Absolutely none. retiredvet @ The filibuster needs to go the way of the dodo. Chuck Schumer, New York's Hurricane in the Senate 2013-05-04T19:20:25Z A formative experience was seeing a museum exhibit on the dodo, which became extinct in the 17th century. Anna Merz, Protector of Black Rhinos, Dies at 81 2013-04-21T22:18:56Z "There's no complete stuffed dodo anywhere, and no-one's really sure of the colour," Mr Whistler said. In pictures: Shrine to a dead bird 2013-10-15T02:58:03Z The dodo bone is a four-inch fragment of a left femur. A dodo bone and other scientific oddities hit the auction block 2013-04-15T20:45:23Z It's too late for the dodo and for people who've starved to death already, but it's not too late to prevent an even bigger crisis. Jeremy Grantham on population growth, China and climate sceptics 2013-04-15T11:19:10Z Different species, different ecology When he was just 13, Long Now’s Novak was already putting together an award-winning science fair project detailing the prospects for cloning the dodo and bringing it back to life. Efforts to Resuscitate Extinct Species May Spawn a New Era of the Hybrid 2013-03-26T16:45:00.393Z My guess is that the dodo effect applies to all cults as well as to all psychotherapies. Do All Cults, Like All Psychotherapies, Exploit the Placebo Effect? 2013-03-04T21:45:00.453Z The last dodo seen in the UK used to be walked up and down Piccadilly in London in 1650 after being brought back from Mauritius. In pictures: Shrine to a dead bird 2013-10-15T02:58:03Z A museum employee looks at a dodo on display at the Extinction: Not the End of the World? exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London. Day in pictures: 6 February 2013 2013-02-06T12:43:23Z On each episode they actually bring back long-dead, forgotten creatures—sabre-toothed tigers, dodo birds, and all the rest. Thomas Pierce: “Shirley Temple Three.” 2012-12-17T05:00:00Z As an added bonus, he says in Cloud Computing Journal, “there will also be a merciful fading out of the clunky-sounding ‘as-a-Service” or ‘aaS’ monikers, which “will also go the way of the dodo.” 7 Predictions for Cloud Computing in 2013 That Make Perfect Sense 2012-12-09T23:11:31Z Good reportage at election time is a dodo discipline, in the UK as well as the US. The US election shows that the days of stylish reporting are over 2012-11-11T00:06:07Z The days of gadgets being boys' toys are dead as the dodo. Viewpoint: Tech needs more women 2012-10-11T23:14:50Z The biggest reason why I thought they were headed the way of the dodo bird was because of the rapid shift to mobile from desktop that was currently upon us. Amazon Created the Online Commerce Genre But Amazon Won't Create the Mobile Commerce Genre 2012-08-15T12:42:56Z Still, the internal combustion engine is not about to go the way of the dodo. Special Report: Business of Green: Fuel Efficiency Takes Baby Steps in the Auto Industry 2012-06-20T13:32:51Z But not all big-box retail will go the way of the dodo. Are We Witnessing the Death of the Big-Box Store? 2012-05-24T13:00:43Z I guess the race is extinct, like the dodo. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z Among its illustrations are remarkable sketches of the dodo, cuneiform inscriptions and Persepolis. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Dukes and dodos, great families and great auks, one felt that they would soon all be extinct together. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z It's known as an "albatross" everywhere but in the United States, no doubt because of Sarazen, yet Sarazen once referred to his shot as a "dodo," and so the mystery continues. Houston, we have a problem with scheduling 2012-04-10T18:34:08Z A notice of extinct birds would be incomplete without reference to the dodo, the very existence of which had been lately questioned; so completely has it fleeted away from the earth. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In fact, the old-time squatter—the type depicted in such books as Henry Kingsley's stories—is as extinct as the dodo in Queensland, so far as the sheep districts are concerned. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z Darwin is amazed to see that Pirate Captain's parrot is actually a dodo so convinces him to travel with him to London and show it off to other scientists for a big cash prize. Review: Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2012-03-29T15:40:43Z “It could go the way of the dodo,” he said in a telephone interview, referring to the flightless bird in Mauritius that was driven to extinction in the late 17th century. Nobody Wants TMX With 198% Return on Maple Acquisition: Real M&A 2012-02-26T18:23:01Z So it comes about that in our colleges we are still teaching ancient and immutable "laws of nature," which in the actual practice of men at work are as extinct and forgotten as the dodo. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z Messrs. Broderip, Strickland, and Melville, however, have amply vindicated the dodo's claim to be regarded a former denizen of the world we live in. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Then it looked as though she was as dead as the dodo. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z In political life, at any rate, he seems to me almost as extinct as the dodo.’ Crying for the Light, Vol. 2 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:11.327Z Europeans ate their way through the island nation of Mauritius, most famously eliminating the dodo bird by 1700. Tortoises to the Rescue: Rewilding to Repair Ecological Damage 2011-06-23T14:45:02.510Z Like the dodo, the mammoth, and international law, these rules had long since become extinct. Average Americans 2011-06-02T02:00:20.387Z The dodo was first seen by the Dutch when they landed on the Isle of France, at that time uninhabited, immediately subsequent to the doubling of Cape Horn by the Portuguese. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Charming as a phrase, but I assure you that the idea of the world at one's feet is as extinct as the dodo. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z Before humans first arrived on Ile aux Aigrettes, various giant tortoises lived there, as did giant skinks—a type of lizard—and, most likely, flightless dodo birds. Alien Giant Tortoise Helps Restore Ecosystem 2011-05-03T17:21:00Z Europeans ate their way through the island nation of Mauritius, most famously eliminating the dodo bird. Can Rewilding Work? 2011-04-24T15:15:00.243Z Tom Platt dealt with his interminable trip round the Horn on the old Ohio in the flogging days, with a navy more extinct than the dodo—the navy that passed away in the great war. Captains Courageous 2011-04-22T02:00:10.677Z The dodo must have been a curious bird, if Mr. Strickland's notion of him be correct; and Professor Reinhardt, of Copenhagen, holds a similar opinion. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z But in another report, critics say the dodo wasn't quite that svelte. How Much Did the Dodo Really Weigh? 2011-04-15T21:30:08Z This bird is of special interest as being the nearest living ally of the extinct dodo. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Say, do I look like a dodo that was just loafing around for a chance chat with a persistency specialist like you? Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z They no more expect to see a new Faerie Queene published than to hear of a new dodo inhabiting the plantations of the interior of Madagascar. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z The dodo, these naturalists affirm, was a vulture-like dove—a sort of ugly giant pigeon—but with beak and claws like a vulture. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z In the new study, researchers claim that the dodo was slimmer still. How Much Did the Dodo Really Weigh? 2011-04-15T21:30:08Z The big British industrial firm is going the way of the dodo. What the builders' yellow digger tells us about our manufacturing malaise 2011-02-08T07:00:04Z This might be India's last chance if you believe that the 50-over version of the game itself is in danger of going the way of the mammoth and the dodo. Glory days 2011-01-18T12:29:41Z This may be the ancestral home of the dodo or the mastodon. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z The dodo will be seen no more; the race has fleeted away. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z A team including Delphine Angst, a graduate student in paleontology at the Natural History Museum in Paris, compiled measurements of 75 dodo leg bones—about 25 each of femur, tibiotarsus, and tarsometatarsus—from 14 museums. How Much Did the Dodo Really Weigh? 2011-04-15T21:30:08Z The Ferret Hunters Extinction, as any child in elementary school knows, is forever - never again shall we see the likes of the dodo, Tasmanian tiger, or passenger pigeon. The Ferret Hunters 2011-01-05T14:15:02.200Z Poetry and prose on the subway may be going the way of the dodo. City Room: Reflections on the Literary Decline of the Subway 2010-12-21T22:19:03Z This keel is much reduced in the New Zealand parrot, Stringops, less in various flightless rails, in the dodo and solitaire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The business model of the traditional print newspaper, according to Shirky, is doomed; the monopoly on news it has enjoyed ever since the invention of the printing press has become an industrial dodo. Clay Shirky: 'Paywall will underperform' 2010-07-05T07:00:00Z Kitchener eventually concluded that the dodo was a much slimmer bird than artists made it look, probably in the range of 10.5 to 17.5 kilograms. How Much Did the Dodo Really Weigh? 2011-04-15T21:30:08Z "Packaged media is going the way of the dodo," he said. Video Vault, cult movie rental favorite, to close in April 2010-03-09T05:00:00Z Why is a dodo like Zuma telling us how to enhance our lives? 2010-02-03T17:19:00Z By Jove, I had been standing there with my mouth open, bobbing my head like a silly dodo; but, give you my word, I was suddenly wide awake as a jolly owl wagon! The Haunted Pajamas In this particular locality the police seemed as extinct as the dodo. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance In one set of experiments, he constructed a scale model of a dodo—based on bones in museum collections—from wire, cardboard, and plasticine muscles; the resulting bird was quite slim. How Much Did the Dodo Really Weigh? 2011-04-15T21:30:08Z It is said that our mechanics are nearly all foreigners, and that an American apprentice is an extinct species, like the cave bear or the dodo. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867 He confided in me that it was his principle, "when in Rome to do what the Romans do," but I wasn't certain whether this consisted, in his case, of being a dodo or a grouch. Hempfield A Novel "Look here, you blessed dodo," he exclaimed brusquely. The Haunted Pajamas The dodo, quagga, passenger pigeon, great auk, aurochs, Key deer, bison, African elephant, gorilla, tiger—there's an awful list. Thy Rocks and Rills The drawling ensign of our boyhood, brave as a lion in the field, and in the mess room or the drawing room an idiot, appears also to be dead as the dodo. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses The keeper called it a dodo and showed the visitors how his captive would swallow “large peble stones ... as bigge as nutmegs.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" The most terrestrial pigeon—the Didunculus of the Samoan Islands, has a far deeper and better developed keel, showing that in the case of the dodo the degradation has been extreme. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras The "experimental" novel is now a thing as extinct as the dodo, yet what doughty battles were fought for its shapeless thesis. Ivory Apes and Peacocks She was not attractive; but fortunately she had reached the corrupt age of seven, when half-a-crown appears about as large as a saucer and is fully as rare as the dodo. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) The Archdeacon of Totnes, their father, was a Churchman of a type now extinct as the dodo. Memoirs of Life and Literature The last evidence we have of the dodo’s existence is furnished by a journal kept by Benj. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Well, "jolly" as an adjective is as dead as the dodo, and if the letter had been written by her to-day, she, being what she was, would undoubtedly have used the word "ripping." East of the Shadows It is quite possible that this is really what the seal wants, because to become extinct and to occupy a place of honour beside the dodo is a distinction much coveted amongst the lower animals. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly It would be something to rank with the great men who had devoted their lives to the pursuit of the dodo and the roc. The Land of Thor But I think the Ashmolean collection still holds the 'flea chains of silver and gold, with 300 links apiece, and yet but an inch long,' and, of course, the Oxford dodo's skin is famous. Highways and Byways in Surrey The dodo is said to have inhabited forests and to have laid one large white egg on a mass of grass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" It belonged to the giants who dwelt upon the earth perhaps twenty thousand years ago, in the period of the mammoth and the dodo. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands The dodo was a squabby, ugly, dumpy, not to say fat-headed, bird when it lived; now it is a hero of romance. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Here we expected to see a young hawk, and there a goslin, and next a strutting turkey, and then a dodo, a loon, an ostrich, a wren, a magpie, a cuckoo, and a wag-tail. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. To crocks of gold no dodo looks for food. Notes and Queries, No. 209, October 29 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. But the dodo is not the only member of its family that has vanished. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Picking on one student and making the rest of the class laugh and think what a great guy the prof was and what a prize dodo the hapless student was. My Shipmate—Columbus Smaller creatures, birds like the dodo and the great auk and a whole troop of others less familiar, have disappeared and are disappearing under the human blight. More Science From an Easy Chair If England went "dry," I think the London season would join the dodo—people couldn't possibly endure it on ginger "pop" and cider. Over the Fireside with Silent Friends The only native quadruped is a large wolf-like fox, which will soon be as extinct as the dodo. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The same learned authority suggests that dodo is a corruption of Dodaars, but, as will presently be seen, we herein think him mistaken. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Dotterel means "dotard," and dodo is from the Port. doudo, mad. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) “Including stuffed owls and gilt eagles and dodoes—and wood-burning airplanes?” The Creature from Cleveland Depths Patience! the glyptodon and the dodo have been dead for ages. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 I wish they were as dead and buried as dodos; and I’m not at all sure they aren’t. The Nebuly Coat Of some scarce books, it may be said that they are as rare as the individuals who want them: and of a very few, that they are as rare as the extinct dodo. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries On one of the floors below the fossils, they have a reconstructed dodo. The Book of the Damned Why, fanatics among Christians are as rare as the "dodo". The Chocolate Soldier Heroism—The Lost Chord of Christianity The pavement in the Place Vendôme, in front of the Hotel Ritz, where we stopped, was full of holes, but taxicabs, almost as extinct as the dodo in Berlin, rushed merrily through the crowded streets. Face to Face with Kaiserism This plague was born solely of those two great mothers of evils, ignorance and dirt, and is to-day, in civilized lands, as extinct as the dodo. Preventable Diseases In course of time the old type of teacher must become as extinct as the dodo. Spirit and Music He thought that his master was fretting over the wanton destruction of a rare specimen, a sort of dodo! For Fortune and Glory A Story of the Soudan War It is as fabulous as the dodo, the salamander, or the phoenix. The Arabian Nights Entertainments Other names of birds not quite so common used to describe stupid people are dotterel and dodo. Stories That Words Tell Us With our own experience—and that is somewhat extensive—of sailors in general, and Dutch ones in particular, we must infer that these dodos were very, very fat, indeed. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 A good cattle-hand is as hard to locate as a dodo bird. Man to Man We call the members of the Junior Ornithological Jay Society of New York, jays, just as we refer to ourselves as dodos. In Search of the Unknown Quick action was necessary—quick but diplomatic action—in view of the imminence of this young man Green, who evidently was persona grata at the bungalow of this irritable old dodo. Police!!! The same is the case with dodo, which is also used, but not so often, to describe a stupid person. Stories That Words Tell Us With this change of population, the very tradition of the dodo's existence on that island was completely lost. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 You have been spontaneously applauded by the man of law, and sent the man of the air to faire dodo. Told in a French Garden August, 1914 I replied, coloring with confusion; 'you were—pardon me—you were—er—speaking of the dodo. In Search of the Unknown So that with the prospect of coal becoming as rare as the dodo itself, the world, we are told by scientists, may still regard with complacency the failure of our ordinary carbon supply. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 He’s such a dodo—he’s more fun than a goat. The Jester of St. Timothy's But though there can be little doubt, that one or more living dodos were subsequently brought to Europe, it is certain that such an event did not take place till after L'Ecluse wrote, in 1605. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 If the book says that, witches must be extinker than dodos. The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul It may be as well to detail for readers other than Irish what are the avocations of a land agent, especially as the class in Ireland will probably soon be as extinct as the dodo. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent "A humorist!" cried Killigrew, as if he had discovered a dodo. The Voice in the Fog The whale bids fair to become as extinct as the dodo, and the whaleman is already as rare as the buffalo. American Merchant Ships and Sailors We next hear of the dodo, in a curiously indirect manner, through an uneducated French adventurer named Cauche, who passed several years in Madagascar and the adjacent islands. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Some very old men can still remember the great auk, which is now as extinct as the dodo. Draft of a Plan for Beginning Animal Sanctuaries in Labrador We have only space enough to state that the authors have proved, upon the most incontrovertible evidence, that the dodo was neither a vulture, ostrich, nor galline, as previously anatomists supposed, but a 'frugiverous pigeon'. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Thus we may explain the origin of so many flightless and rather bulky birds in oceanic islands, as the dodo, the cassowary, and the extinct moas. Darwinism (1889) So the average man will say, and then: "Those were the good old days of simple living, gone like the dodo!" The Nervous Housewife What Cauche saw was undoubtedly a dodo; and his errors of description are what any person, not a naturalist, might commit. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 It is conjectured that the race was extinguished by the rapacity of the first settlers in the Mauritius, who, finding the dodo excellent eating and an easy prey, demolished every specimen of the species. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits The last of the gigantic birds were probably exterminated, like the dodo, by human agency: some small species allied to the apteryx may possibly be met with in the unexplored parts of the middle island. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 The dodo of Mauritius was exterminated by swine, whose bipedal descendants have exterminated many other species since that time. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation No fathers wear boots in this era, and bootjacks are as extinct as the dodo. A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment We next, in order of time, come to the famous Tradescant dodo. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Near these wrecks of the dodo, and in the same case, is the New Zealand wingless bird, now almost extinct, but to scientific men an interesting link between the bird and the mammalia. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits You know I have made some dodos and a great auk? The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents Since the days of the dodo, however, a new species of swine has been developed. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation After a while the great breed of English gentlemen will be as extinct as the dodo. The Purple Heights In no other place than an island, uninhabited by man or any other animal of prey, could the helpless dodo have existed. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 If something of the kind is not done, the English physique, which has been, and is still, on the whole, a grand one, will become as extinct as the dodo, in the great towns. Critiques and Addresses The Lungfish, the dodo, and the unicorn: an excursion into romantic zoology. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 July - December In the Island of Mauritius, it was swine that exterminated the dodo. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation The old Prince Bishops are as extinct as the dodo. Collections and Recollections It is evident, then, that De Bry had not, at that time, seen a sketch or description of the dodo: if he had, he would not thus have confounded it with the cassowary. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 The body social, of which we proudly boast, is producing dodos instead of King Davids, peanut-politicians instead of heaven-inspired poets, cranks instead of crusaders, Humbugs rather than heroes. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 That Carlyle was "an undignified human being," I can well believe; for he was the wisest of his day, and dignity is the distinguishing characteristic of the dodo and the donkey. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 If we modern Americans do not go on south we will join the Indians, the auk and the dodo. The University of Hard Knocks So some respectable dodo in the Mauritius might have lorded it in his nest, and discussed the arrival of that shipful of pitiless sailors in want of animal food. The War of the Worlds Many have been the conflicting opinions among naturalists with respect to the class of birds the dodo should be placed in. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 He's also the most dignified—since the extinction of the dodo. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Both will then have attained the state of honourable extinction now enjoyed by the dodo. The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation I will not take my bills to Judge Baker—to be lectured on the dodo and on lines of social cleavage—as if any man could be a match for me. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day If by neglect of its wings, an eagle should sink to a dodo, it would then recognize only the laws of dodo life. Mary Marston Suffice it to say, it is generally agreed now that the dodo was a gigantic, short-winged, fruit-eating pigeon. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 One imagines that they are as extinct as the dodo, and suddenly, if one goes to England, one finds them swarming. A Fountain Sealed True Italians will soon be rare as the dodo in these parts. Old Calabria Its habits were hardly better known than those of the dodo and solitaire. Birds in Town and Village For the dodos of humanity, did not one believe in a consuming fire and an outer darkness, what would be left us but an ever-renewed alas! Mary Marston There can be no doubt that the dodo was one of those instances, well known to naturalists, of a species, or part of a species, remaining permanently in an undeveloped state. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Dundreary really represents, as we know very well, when we think about it, a past type of swell as extinct as the dodo. Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 Four and six bottle men are as extinct as the dodo. Science & Education If the man had said that an ichthyosaurus or dodo barred the way, I should have believed him just as much. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán We are condemned to be classed with the dodo and the mammoth by the coming discoverer of an escape from the slave and careerist. The Glands Regulating Personality The name dodo, however, had not then been given. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 The dodo was in existence fifty years ago, the moa about a hundred years ago. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder If something of the kind is not done, the English physique, which has been, and is still, on the whole, a grand one, will become as extinct as the dodo in the great towns. Science & Education For once Hesitation Kane was surprised into expressing himself suddenly: "It's the black outlaw or I'm a dodo!" Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch That would drench the old dodo to the skin and he'd soon be around, begging shelter. The Winds of Chance The last notice of the dodo's existence is found in a manuscript journal—in the Sloane Collection—kept by a 'Mr Ben. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 "Why, it must be a dodo, of course," said Melick, "only magnified." A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder He could have whistled back the dodo, I think. The Window-Gazer This, of course, now is hopelessly Victorian, and as defunct as the dodo. The Days Before Yesterday As much as for the extinct dodo, or for the fate of the elephant now going. The Story of My Heart An Autobiography Less than a century, then, sufficed to extirpate the dodo. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 "That," said the doctor, gravely, "is a thought that naturally suggests itself; but then the opkuk is certainly far larger than the dodo." A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder Tom Platt dealt with his interminable trip round the Horn on the old Ohio in flogging days, with a navy more extinct than the dodo—the navy that passed away in the great war. Captains Courageous The Border angler knows that the trout in his native waters is nearly as extinct as the dodo. Angling Sketches We have no horses yet, but the Shanghaes are coming up into very good dodos and ostriches, quite big enough for a trot for the children. The Brick Moon and Other Stories Its carnivorous enemies among the lower animals, would have cut short the existence of the dodo, even if man had never planted his conquering footsteps upon that island. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Oh, the dodo once lived, but he doesn't live now; Yet why should a cloud overshadow our brow? A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder She was not attractive; but fortunately she had reached the corrupt age of seven, when half a crown appears about as large as a saucer and is fully as rare as the dodo. The Wrecker About the same time that Cauche was at the Mauritius, the citizens of London were gratified by the sight of a living dodo. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 The relics of the dodo, still left to admiring naturalists, are few, but, in a scientific view, very precious. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Nor would man alone be directly the dodo's destroyer; his immediate followers, the cat, hog, and dog, must have been fatal neighbours to its young. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 The dodo," continued the doctor, taking no notice of this, "in other respects corresponds with More's description of the opkuk. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder The head and leg at Oxford are the sole remains of Tradescant's dodo. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 Those nine great birds were the first of the doomed dodo race that ever came in contact with their destined destroyer, man; at least, this is undoubtedly their first appearance on record. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 440 Volume 17, New Series, June 5, 1852 |
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