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The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is a species of large flightless birds which was found on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius until at least 1662. It is widely regarded as extinct, and is seen as an icon of extinction, but there have been a handful of alleged dodo sightings since its official extinction.[1][2][3]
Sightings[]
1930s[]
Lawrence G. Green was told about dodo sightings in the remote caves and mountains on the island of Mauritius by Natives[1][4]
pre-1961[]
A sighting of a dodo near Ndola, Zambia was reported to an unnamed colleague of C.W. Benson sometime before 1961. Benson thought it was more likely a misidentified shoebill because of their similar head shapes.[5]
1990s[]
There were reports of dodo-like birds on a beach in Western Mauritius at some point in the early 1990s.[1]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eberhart, George M. (2002) Mysterious Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology, ABC-CLIO, Inc., ISBN 1576072835
- ↑ Shuker, Karl P. N. (1991) Extraordinary Animals Worldwide, Robert Hale, ISBN 07090-44216
- ↑ Shuker, Karl P. N. (1997) From Flying Toads To Snakes With Wings, Bounty Books, ISBN 0-7537-1305-5
- ↑ Lawrence G. Green, Secret Africa (London: Stanley Paul, 1936)
- ↑ Benson, C.W. (1961). The whale-headed stork or shoe-bill: Legend and fact. Part II. The fact. The Northern Rhodesia Journal, 4(5), 413–426.