EXTINCTION OF THE DODO BIRD: WHO IS TO BLAME?
The Alarmist
The Alarmist
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 December 2020
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Was Dodo Complacency to blame for the extinction of the Dodo Bird?
This week, The Alarmist (Rebecca Delgado Smith) figures out who is to blame for the extinction of the Dodo Bird. She is joined by Special Guest Mark McConville, Fact Checker Chris Smith and Producer Amanda Lund. Also, Guest Expert Dr. Julian Hume. Avian Paleontologist and Artist specializing in reconstruction of extinct species and Co-Author of the critically acclaimed book, ‘Lost land of the Dodo,' stops by to give his opinion.
On the board this week: The Dutch, Evolution, Dodo Complacency and Deforestation.
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| 1:40.0 | a comedy podcast where we talk about history's greatest tragedies and figure out who's to blame. |
| 1:44.8 | Today we're discussing the extinction of the dodo bird. |
| 1:48.1 | Here's what you need to know. |
| 1:49.7 | Eight million years ago, the small volcanic island of Mauritius rose above the Indian |
| 1:58.7 | ocean 500 miles off the east coast of Madagascar. |
| 2:03.0 | Shortly after, scientists believe that the Dodo's ancestors arrived. |
| 2:08.7 | The island, only 790 square miles, that's three quarters the size of Rhode Island, rises inland into a |
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