Dodo Conservation status: Extinct (1681) Scientific classification Kingdom:<Tab/>Animalia Phylum:<Tab/>Chordata Class:<Tab/>Aves Order:<Tab/>Columbiformes Family:<Tab/>Raphidae Genus:<Tab/>Raphus Brisson, 1760 Species:<Tab/>R. cucullatus Binomial name Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Basic Information The Dodo is an extinct, flightless bird. It was discovered in 1581 …showed first 75 words of 277 total…

…showed last 75 words of 277 total…on the island, they destroyed the forests which cut of the Dodo's food supply. 5 Things You Never Knew About The Dodo * The Dodo is closely related to the pigeon. * No one had really heard of the dodo until 1865 when it appeared in Lewis Carroll's, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. * Dodo's are supposed to have weighed up to 23kg. * Its face is made up from bare skin. * It has 4 toes, three on the front, 1 on the back.