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Dodos probably weren't as stupid as historians made them out to be: new research

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New research suggests, per Phys.org, that dodos were likely smarter than history gave them credit for. Extinct for over three hundred years after humans arrived on Mauritius, the bird's reputation for stupidity has ironically outlasted the species itself.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2026-08-dodos-werent-stupid-historians.html

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