Cats, Dogs, and Pigs:
When humans came to the island of Mauritius they had brought along cats, dogs, pigs, and rats. The rats did not matter as the dodos had to deal with crabs. Cats, dogs, and pigs however, rummaged through the dodo's nests, took the dodo's food, and took up the dodo'd space. The NOT have adapted to change the outcome. On the island of Mauritius, the dodos had no predators, so when humans brought predators the birds were unable to cope with them,
Illegal Bird Trading:
Bird trading was a popular crime to commit in the 16th century and the 17th century. Dodos and Solitaires fell victim to it. If the dodo's adapted to an environment where human would try to capture them, dodos would be able to fly..
Being Eaten:
Imagine the dodo bird on Mauritius was like a human on Earth. No predators, so nothing to fear. Just as we are unprepared for when a predator comes our way, they were unprepared for a predator to come their way. *A European explorer describes his first bite into the meat of the dodo bird as hard.
Flash Floods:
You can't prepare for a flash flood if you are an animal with very little intelligence. Adaptation to that kind of environment is unreasonable.
Loss of Sustenance
The loss of sustenance for animals gives a chance for the target animal to adapt to the new limited environment. The dodo bird did not adapt and may have become extinct due to starvation/dehydration. To prevent this, the dodo could have evolved into a species that could fly and prevent this.
Loss of Habitat
Once a habitat is lost, it takes decades to be recreated. If the dodo bird evolved into a species that both lost some weight and regained the ability to fly, the dodo may have found a new place to reside.
When humans came to the island of Mauritius they had brought along cats, dogs, pigs, and rats. The rats did not matter as the dodos had to deal with crabs. Cats, dogs, and pigs however, rummaged through the dodo's nests, took the dodo's food, and took up the dodo'd space. The NOT have adapted to change the outcome. On the island of Mauritius, the dodos had no predators, so when humans brought predators the birds were unable to cope with them,
Illegal Bird Trading:
Bird trading was a popular crime to commit in the 16th century and the 17th century. Dodos and Solitaires fell victim to it. If the dodo's adapted to an environment where human would try to capture them, dodos would be able to fly..
Being Eaten:
Imagine the dodo bird on Mauritius was like a human on Earth. No predators, so nothing to fear. Just as we are unprepared for when a predator comes our way, they were unprepared for a predator to come their way. *A European explorer describes his first bite into the meat of the dodo bird as hard.
Flash Floods:
You can't prepare for a flash flood if you are an animal with very little intelligence. Adaptation to that kind of environment is unreasonable.
Loss of Sustenance
The loss of sustenance for animals gives a chance for the target animal to adapt to the new limited environment. The dodo bird did not adapt and may have become extinct due to starvation/dehydration. To prevent this, the dodo could have evolved into a species that could fly and prevent this.
Loss of Habitat
Once a habitat is lost, it takes decades to be recreated. If the dodo bird evolved into a species that both lost some weight and regained the ability to fly, the dodo may have found a new place to reside.