Dodo with Skeleton

Dodo with skeleton
From: The National Waterfront Museum, Swansea

The word Dodo is now synonymous with the worst thing that can happen to a wild animal - becoming extinct. The Dodo is a very early example of how we can unthinkingly destroy something such that they disappear without a thought. The skeleton held in the Museum is mostly complete with only a few bones needing to be modelled to complete it. The stuffed example is, however, a model, as there are no skins left of the Dodo anywhere in the world. The Dodo was first seen in 1601 and sadly last seen just 80 years later.

This image forms part of the monthly 'Curators Choice' series from Rhagor, the collections based website from Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales.

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