Question

Extinct bird Dodo belong to
Option A- Australia
Option B- India
Option C- Indonesia
Option D-Mauritius

Answer 1

Hint: The bird Dodo of genus brisson and family Columbidae is an extinct flightless bird that was found on the islands many years ago. This bird was extinct by 1681. It is believed that the reason for their extinction is Dutch sailors that ate the bird to extinction.

Complete answer:
It is believed that these birds had no fear of humans. These birds were endemic to the island of Mauritius. Dodo became extinct because Dutch sailors ate this bird till its extinction because they found that this bird was easy to catch and prey. Dodo weren’t dumb as their reputation is made, many new researches found that they were as smart as the modern pigeon.

Option A: Australia- Dodo flightless birds were not found in Australia so it is not the correct option. Dromornithidae, also known as demon ducks, these large sized flightless birds are extinct birds of Australia not Dodo.

Option B: India- India was not the habitat of extinct bird Dodo. So this option is also not correct. In India Forest Owlet is a critically endangered species as these are left with a fragmented population.

Option C: Indonesia- The extinct bird Dodo were not endemic of Indonesia. So it is not our correct answer.

Option D: Mauritius- Dodo extinct bird was the endemic island of Mauritius, east to Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.

So our correct answer is option D- Mauritius.

Note: A skeleton of a bird Dodo was found in a cave at Pailles. Scientists figured out that the size of the brain of bird Dodo was not unusually small but rather it was a complete brain according to its body size. They also stated that this bird has a large olfactory region in the brain which makes their sense of smell better than most other birds. They also stated that Dodo was smart as a common pigeon.