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windows in chinese suzhou gardens by 六毛钱的月亮

Marilyn Monroe during the filming of The Prince and The Showgirl, 1956.

spending his bounteous inheritance

Original photo credit: Pygmy Falcon chick at the San Antonio Zoo

a vintage garden in dali大理, yunnan province of china by 夏梨花园

countryside in china

Tokyo (1988)

Source: Flickr/David Harding

Gone, but not forgotten. 🦤 Today’s Exhibit of the Day is one of the most famous birds in history: the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus). This iconic species is a lesson in extinction. Around the year 1600, Dutch soldiers found the Dodo on Mauritius Island, east of Madagascar. Less than 80 years later, it was gone. Deforestation, hunting, and the introduction of invasive species contributed to the downfall of this flightless bird.

Though it died out before photography, the Dodo’s skeleton offers clues about what this species was like. For example, this bird couldn’t fly—its wings were small for its size, its sternum had no keel (the support birds need for flight muscles), and it had thick leg bones made for walking. You can see a Dodo skeleton in the Museum’s Hall of Biodiversity.

Photo: D. Finnin/ © AMNH

I saw something I’ve been wanting to see my whole life. This dodo. Ever since I saw the Wild Kratts there, I’ve needed to go. And today, I finally went. As soon as I entered the museum, I dragged my dad straight there. I tried to hold back my tears, but I failed. I will never forget this

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