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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 12, 2026 | ||
| Deleted Web site: White House Historical Association - Eartha Kitt Goes to Washington. | Oct 16, 2026 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | May 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Bone histology sheds new light on the ecology of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus, Aves, Columbiformes). | Apr 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - 'It's just a weird, weird bird': Why we got the dodo so absurdly wrong. | Nov 29, 2025 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 18, 2025 | ||
| Added video. | May 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Groningen - A review of the Dodo and its Ecosystem (PDF). | Mar 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - What did the dodo look like? (PDF). | Dec 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - What did the dodo look like? (PDF). | Dec 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN - Scientists plot the resurrection of a bird thats been extinct since the 17th century. | Jul 31, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Today - The Last Dodo. | Jun 20, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Museum of Natural History - What's in a Name? - Dodo. | Mar 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: White House Historical Association - Eartha Kitt Goes to Washington. | Jan 03, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Natural History Museum - The dodo bird: The real facts about this icon of extinction. | Nov 15, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 16, 2023 | ||
| Links added. | Jun 01, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Livescience - Facts about the dodo. | May 17, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 19, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThoughtCo. - 10 Facts About the Dodo Bird. | Jan 31, 2018 | ||
| Described the dodo's (Raphus cucullatus) role as a symbol for extinction awareness and obsolescence and noted that scientists are considering whether or not to bring the species back from extinction. | Jan 11, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Dodo. | Sep 05, 2016 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Planet - Dodo. | Jun 02, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Dodo. | Feb 27, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Yenra - Dodo. | Jan 15, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: American Museum of Natural History - Dodo. | Jan 15, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 08, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Raphus cucullatus. | May 31, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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