The Dodo is NOT Scientifically Accurate
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Күн бұрынHolocene Extinction Episode 2: The Dodo
Everyone knows what the dodo is, it's a fat, stout, and goofy-looking bird that's long dead due to its dullness. The name "dodo" is associated with being dead and obsolete.
However, these unattractive reputations have been derived from contemporary illustrations and accounts from the 17th century travelers, few are genuine.
The truth is, no one really knows what this extinct animal is. The dodo is a mystery, a myth, and a legend. The real dodo is hiding behind a false figure derived from an excessive amount of assumptions and creative interpretations. But by looking beyond this imaginative figure, we might be able to get a glimpse of an unfamiliar image of the actual dodo.
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Public Domain Images (via Wikimedia Commons):
1. (1971 10 Rupees Mautitius Coin) © Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0
2. (Edward’s Dodo) Roelant Savery
3. (Indian Mughal Painting of a Dodo) Ustad Mansur
4. (Landscape with Birds) Roelant Savery
5. (post-cranial anatomy of a dodo by Richard Owen) James Erxleben
6. (White dodo 1) Pieter Holsteyn II
7. (Crocker art gallery sketch of dodos) Roelant Savery
8. (Dodo /Do-daars illustration) Adriaen van de Venne
9. (1602 Dodo illustration) Jacob Hoefnagel
10. (Dodo drawn on Mauritius by Laerle) Nationaal Archief
11. (Dodo head painting) Cornelis Saftleven
12. (Dodo in Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland by John Tenniel (derivative work by user:אילילה)
13. (White Dodo 2) Pieter Withoos
14. Photo by McGill Library on Unsplash
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#dodo #extinction
0:00 The Dodo Mystery
1:06 Inconsistencies in Dodo Depictions
3:51 The Cryptid White Dodo
6:23 Name Origin and the Dodo Sound
7:41 The Dodo's Extinction
10:35 Scientifically Accurate Dodo
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@alejolab Жыл бұрын
I had no idea the Dodo was surrounded by all this "misinformation". Looks like it was an animal to very well known even when it was alive. Also surprised about all the other species from Mauritius that went extinct.
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's true AlejoLab. The dodo was popular but it wasn't properly documented which resulted in such over-zealous misinterpretations. And the extinct animals I mentioned are just a few among many more, some are even not yet described or identified, which is heartbreaking.
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@lohjutsulegend 2 жыл бұрын
What a great video. It is very interesting how little most of us know about the Dodo, even those who have an interest in such things as extinct animals. I learned much from this, you changed my view on this animal drastically and I will not refrain from sending your video to anyone who might need to know more about Dodos.
@FactorTrace 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lohjutsu. I know right? The dodo is such a misunderstood animal, so sad that it's dead and we can no longer see it live. And I'm glad to know that my video is doing its job, telling people new things! I'll also appreciate it if you'll share my video to people with who are interested about the dodos, thanks again!
@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574 8 ай бұрын
10:56 Dodo has gotten one of the best glowups in history
@calebthomas1453 Жыл бұрын
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@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate it. And yeah the dodo is such a wonderful animal, too bad it is extinct.
@farcenter Жыл бұрын
Great editing! Really looks great
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@AcrabatX 2 жыл бұрын
Great video!
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@dodoxasaurus6904 Жыл бұрын
this is a wonderfully put together, great research and amazing video editing.
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@flatwavelength 2 жыл бұрын
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@randomstf3935 Жыл бұрын
One, if not the most, interesting and beautiful documentary about the dodo I have ever seen. Fantastic video!
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@redpower6956 Жыл бұрын
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@wyattacup3329 Жыл бұрын
Love the ddo sound
@wyattacup3329 Жыл бұрын
Dodo*
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
Thanks! But actually that sound is fake (a recreation), we have no actual recording of dodo sounds, only their description in written accounts.
@wyattacup3329 Жыл бұрын
I know it just puts off a feeling that feels real to me,idk why
@Rawley91 Ай бұрын
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@Redbud5961 Ай бұрын
Man if the dodo was still alive it would be the biggest meme animal in history.
@robertoconstantin126 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful bird. It's very sad that they are extinct. 😭
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@alanberkeley7282 3 ай бұрын
Life for the Dodo for 4 million years. Paradise. Heaven. That was a great move coming here. From September 1598. Hell. It wasn't a good move after all.
@groque1654 2 жыл бұрын
Love it, great vid
@FactorTrace 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed this one, Groque.
@asoncalledvoonch2210 6 ай бұрын
I believe that the true depiction of both the Red Rail bird of Mauritius and the Dodo bird of Mauritius were those painted by Jacob Hoefnagel. The red rail was based off the bird in the menagerie of the King of Poland which was taxidermy ( Since has been lost ). If that red rail painting one was painted from life accurately , then odds are the painting of the dodo by Jacob Hoefnagel is true I believe. I beleive the dodo was a taxidermied specimen but there's much more info & records on the Red Rail painting than the dodo painting. Just my opinion.
@FactorTrace 6 ай бұрын
Actually, the misrepresentation doesn't come from the painter's depictions, but from the taxidermy itself. Some old taxidermists weren't biologists or experts in animal anatomy they were artists that have never seen the actual animal. One extreme example is the Lion of Gripsholm Castle. Hoefnagel might have accurately painted the taxidermy, but the taxidermy is not an accurate depiction of the live animal.
@asoncalledvoonch2210 2 ай бұрын
@@FactorTrace True. It's possible that the red rail & dodo weren't the best stuffed specimens.... The hoefnagel painting looks the most similar to the colorless drawings made by the crew of the Gelderland.
@iamarizonaball2642 Жыл бұрын
Hi, me again, I think a video about the great auk would be nice!
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
Agreed! That's why a video about it is already in production! Thanks for the suggestion Arizonaball.
@iamarizonaball2642 Жыл бұрын
@@FactorTrace your welcome! I think a little reference of your choosing, excluding in a credits section, would be nice.
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
@@iamarizonaball2642 I appreciate it! I have planned to make a video about the great auk since I started the Holocene Extinction series, you can see a drawing of it in every title sequence of this series 0:58 . And you can get featured in the end credits scene by supporting Factor Trace on Patreon!
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@ArawnsFire Жыл бұрын
This beautiful creature, as well as the New Zealand Moa I would much rather have brought back, as opposed to the Woolley Mammoth.
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's such a shame the dodo went extinct. Currently, Colossal Biosciences, the same company that plans to ressurect the mammoth, has planned to bring back the dodo as well. But as I know it, it is still in the development stage.
@iamarizonaball2642 Жыл бұрын
I wish I could pet one
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
Dodos look pretty cute, don't they?😆
@iamarizonaball2642 Жыл бұрын
@@FactorTrace fun fact, they can be brought back. All we need is a section of Mauritius to be reforested, the Mauritian government to enact anti poaching laws, and science to get its act together and finally declare revival of extinct species to be ethical, and that it should be done.
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
@@iamarizonaball2642 Yeah it's true, I am going to talk about the resurrection of extinct animals in the last episode of this series (eps 6), however in my current state of research, I am not entirely convinced that bringing dead species back to life is the correct course of action, especially for long extinct species like the dodo.
@iamarizonaball2642 Жыл бұрын
@@FactorTrace wonder if there are any extinct cacti? Who knows, maybe in said last episode you could add on one of the world map view for Arizona, have a saguaro cactus?
@iamarizonaball2642 Жыл бұрын
@@FactorTrace well, it’s debatable, but what scientist hidden wouldn’t make crazy experiments? It could be that the dodo bird is currently being revived soon
@jessicaharper5905 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for this
@bestuan Жыл бұрын
YOOO THERES A DODO VIDEO????
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
Yeah! The thylacine/Tasmanian tiger coming next
@paleoph6168 Жыл бұрын
@@FactorTrace didn't come until 8 months later lol
@FactorTrace Жыл бұрын
@@paleoph6168 Yeah sorry it took a while, I was working on other videos first, namely the dino ones since the paleontology videos are more demanded by viewers 😁
@paleoph6168 Жыл бұрын
@@FactorTrace it ok, better late than never.
@NatureEnjoyer523 11 ай бұрын
rip dodo
@pipoms Жыл бұрын
I'm sad now :(
@vannarooski8730 2 ай бұрын
Scrolled by and HAD to come back up because I thought it said Meth Dodo. The what now????
@somerandomdude6057 Жыл бұрын
Such a great video!!! 🔥 🦤
@laseriedeladilophosaure9246 2 жыл бұрын
Il y avait une espèce de boa qui vivait avec les dodo donc il aurait pu être leurs prédateurs naturel
@FactorTrace 2 жыл бұрын
The round island burrowing boa was a small type of snake, its adult length was just around 1 meter. It inhabited a small area of the island, probably a different area where most of the dodos lived, and it preyed on small animals. The dodo, even the egg and the hatchling were too big for this boa.
@laseriedeladilophosaure9246 2 жыл бұрын
Ok
@andrewgan557 Жыл бұрын
@@laseriedeladilophosaure9246 not to mention they are agressive as adults
@afunnytheropod Ай бұрын
Another comment to the algorithm
@NatureEnjoyer523 11 ай бұрын
Why did you use such a inaccurate dodo in your holocene extinction intro?
@FactorTrace 11 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, that was a deliberate choice. I used the iconic dodo illustration for the title sequence because I assume it's what a dodo looks like to most people.
@NatureEnjoyer523 11 ай бұрын
@@FactorTrace I do think most people would reconsize a accurate dodo as a dodo
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