Three Dodo Skulls Reframe the Extinction Narrative
TL;DR
With only three preserved dodo skulls, researchers CT-scanned them and compared brain structures to pigeons, finding the dodo’s forebrain size isn’t disproportionately small for its body, challenging the view of the dodo as unintelligent; the study also hints at nocturnal traits via optic lobes, but stresses these remain speculative since no dodo brains exist to study directly.
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- Only two complete dodo skulls are known to exist. Scientists just looked inside them – and discovered this BBC Wildlife Magazine
- One of the world's only two complete dodo skulls reveals new clues about the extinct bird Phys.org
- DodoSkull-NaturalHistoryMuseumDenmark (IMAGE) EurekAlert!
- Dodo Had Surprisingly Keen Sense of Smell and Owl-Like Vision, New Study Reveals Sci.News
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