Nocturnal dodo? Study suggests we were very wrong about Mauritius’ iconic flightless bird

Nocturnal dodo? Study suggests we were very wrong about Mauritius’ iconic flightless bird

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Despite historic representations, the dodo was a fairly smart bird that may have invested much of its life in the dark, brand-new research study recommends.

Dodos were generally depicted as dumb, bumbling birds. Now, researchers have actually scanned dodo skulls and discovered absolutely nothing to recommend these birds were foolish. What they did discover, nevertheless, was that the part of the dodo’s brain that’s accountable for visual processing was little– equivalent to that of some nighttime birds.

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