dodo

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The Hall of Extinction and Hope analogizes manmade climate change and habitat destruction to a slow-moving asteroid that has already obliterated species such as the passenger pigeon, dodo and great auk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2025

Patience, of course, is as rare as the dodo bird on the Govan Road.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Despite how resilient sharks may seem, though, they may not be able to dodge the fate of the dodo or the passenger pigeon.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2023

The dodo bird pecked affectionately at the god’s hooves, making a strange sound in the back of its bill.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan