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title: "Why did the Dodo bird become extinct?"  
description: "A short explanation of the dodo and it's amazing facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-24  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2635/why-did-the-dodo-bird-become-extinct  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Dodo", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did the Dodo bird become extinct?

![Why did the Dodo bird become extinct](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0d077c0-f56a-4bfc-9aa8-37426be51d71/images/44290451-9e8a-4f8d-b243-4be7f5406f6c.jpeg) ![Why did the Dodo bird become extinct](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0d077c0-f56a-4bfc-9aa8-37426be51d71/images/44290451-9e8a-4f8d-b243-4be7f5406f6c.jpeg) Because there were no natural predators for the dodo, it was easy prey for humans. ![Why did the Dodo bird become extinct](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0d077c0-f56a-4bfc-9aa8-37426be51d71/images/34c49ae0-267f-4c72-b1f9-64475a716126.jpeg) The dodo was killed for food and sport by sailors and settlers, and its numbers quickly decreased. ![Why did the Dodo bird become extinct](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0d077c0-f56a-4bfc-9aa8-37426be51d71/images/b01b551c-69f0-4236-b13c-9993cd66ea19.jpeg) Humans also introduced invasive animals to Mauritius, including pigs, monkeys, and rats, which preyed on dodo eggs and chicks. ![Why did the Dodo bird become extinct](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0d077c0-f56a-4bfc-9aa8-37426be51d71/images/2f49f9e9-85ab-4270-9122-fba82e66f86c.jpeg) Some scientists believe that dodo's slow reproductive rate could not quickly replace its population when it was hunted or its habitat was destroyed. ![Why did the Dodo bird become extinct](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/e0d077c0-f56a-4bfc-9aa8-37426be51d71/images/7b9b16e7-62a7-4fda-ae69-029ce698eda3.jpeg) Unfortunately, by the late 17th century, the dodo was assumed to have been extinct.

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