Mystery surrounds the reason why the last dodo specimen to contain soft tissue has only its head and foot remaining. Some sources suggest the stuffed specimen was accidentally incinerated in the 18th century. And its death decades earlier also appears to have been a violent affair. | National Geographic UK

The Dodo deserves every bit of the fanaticism it has inspired around the globe—but few can claim as intense an obsession with the bird as those who share its Mauritian heritage 🇲🇺🦤 We’ve taken up the charge of dissecting the Dodo as cultural anthropologists would, asking questions about the extinct celebrity that inquiring minds want to know, and seeking the answers directly from the source. Join us on the journey. | Colossal Biosciences