The last dodo sighting was in 1662, and they are estimated to have gone completely extinct by the year 1690. It’s bizarre to ...

Two male Rodrigues solitaires fight over a female in the background using club-like wings The extinct Dodo had a little-known relative on another island. This fascinating bird ultimately suffered ...

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 ...

Imagine, on one side, a few famous but extinct species, like the dodo and the woolly mammoth. Imagine, on the other, a few famous and alive showbusiness figures, such as Peter Jackson, Paris Hilton ...

Julian explains what went wrong for the dodo, why artists exaggerate and which other forgotten species died out alongside the bird. Despite its relatively recent extinction, the life history of the ...

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 ...

It’s heartbreaking that a species that outlived the dinosaurs now faces extinction at human hands,” said Melissa Cancino, ...

South Africa scientists claim they have carried out the revival of an extinct zebra-like mammal known as the quagga.

Animals like the dodo, the Tasmanian tiger and the Quagga have all disappeared. And today, several much-loved animals are very close to extinction, including species of panda, rhino, orangutan and ...