Ancient DNA shows an endangered dove species endemic to Cuba is more genetically distinct than the dodo was before it died out.

For centuries, no one was sure what type of bird the dodo was. “This was a genuine ... she whirled her thumbs over her head ...

This poor old bird is a dodo. It once lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. And it's almost certainly the first animal species that human beings actually exterminated in historic ...

The dodo had downy grey feathers with a white tail plume. The backside of the dodo was believed to have a tuft of lightly coloured feathers ...

Scientists at a Dallas, Texas-based company recently announced that they would be attempting to bring the dodo bird, which became extinct in 1681, back to life with a process called de-extinction.

The dodo was a flightless bird that lived on the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It is a case study of extinction caused by humans. The dodo had adapted to its isolated ecosystem ...