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Death of the Dodo

First discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius in the late 16th Century - the Dodo had been wiped-out within a few decades.

But what led to its extinction? Using contemporary accounts from sailors and naturalists, Witness investigates.

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Fri 29 Oct 2010 10:50GMT
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  • Fri 29 Oct 2010 04:50GMT
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