The real reason dodo birds went extinct - Leon Claessens
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2024
- Uncover the most common misperceptions about dodos, and find out the truth of how the flightless birds actually went extinct.
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Dodos are commonly considered brainless, blundering birds that were poorly adapted and doomed to die off, making their human-mediated extinction effortless and inevitable. But that’s not the case. So, what were dodos actually like? And what really caused their downfall? Leon Claessens uncovers the truth about these misunderstood and maligned creatures.
Lesson by Leon Claessens, directed by Denys Spolitak.
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Because Phineas and Ferb haven't found one yet
There's a hundred and four days of summer vacation.......
Who are those guys are they from a TV show or from a movie 🤨?
@@lenninmontiel4539 they’re from a mid to late 2000’s Disney channel animated series
@@lenninmontiel4539 TV show. It's even called the same name
...and school comes around just to end it
Not many animals can survive humans.
Sad but true.
Even humans often can't survive other humans.
Humans might not survive humans.
@@zxbc1oof
Rats seem to survive humans pretty well.
As a Mauritian, I love people trying to revive the dodo!
Bad idea! You’d just end up with ordinary pigeons that look like dodos!
@@jeffreygao3956idc dodos are probably gonna be such good pets
Dodo's Bizarre Adventure
Saaa weh
BRING THE DODOS BACK NOW!
An unexpected example of evolutionary success, the DODO was not only a victim of collateral human action but also of popular culture.
It is always easier to blame things by framing them as a personal failure. It absolves us of recognizing our own fault and responsibility
Both great auk and dodo went extinct because of humans
There is a Dodo monument in Japan because they recently found records of the bird traded in from the Netherlands!
Edo Japan imported a Dodo from the Colonial Dutch??? LMAO History is stranger than fiction
Makes sense. Only the Dutch were allowed to trade during sakoku (isolation) period.
The imagery of skulls in the hourglass made my heart pound and then sink. Beautifully done.
Would you like to see another "beautiful" thing done by TED ED?
ua-cam.com/video/egiBgmvv8wA/v-deo.html
I agree. That was a moving visual.
Oh my God! I felt the same.I wasn't the only one then😅
Awww... I feel so bad for the Dodo. I hope the last one wasn't too lonely before it died.
You just made that way sadder
ikr, the last one was literally, well, the last one, it died feeling lonely (I was there)
Reminds me of the kauai o'o bird
I read somewhere that the last Dodo bird was apparently eaten by the Dutch Settlers without any knowledge it was the last one apparently the bird was bloody delicious
The last line of this video is probably the best of any ted Ed video I’ve seen
Humans really rubbed salt into the wound by making fun of dodos 😢
You mean white people right
Because Dodos are PIGEONS!
The fame of the dodo depends on the literary context. In Chile, kids used to read a story called "Why you shouldn't hunt a Dodo", by Saúl Schkolnik, which tells the story of a weaver, who used to make fabric out of coconut fibers. But he and his wife hated the dodos because the bird used to eat these coconuts. When the dodos were gone, something weird happened: there were less palm tree shoots... because the palm needed to be ingested by the dodos first to start sprouting. As there were fewer trees, fewer hummingbirds were around the young palm trees, and therefore fewer orchids were pollinated... the crabs did not find the orchids to place their nests, which were made out of coconut fiber, which was the material that the weaver needed for making the fabric. The weaver and his wife were desolated. "What has happened?, they both asked themselves, without knowing that they were responsible for everything that happened to them for having killed the Dodos. They didn't know it and wouldn't know it, but you do know it, so if you see one, which won't be easy, you will know why you can't hunt a Dodo."
We humans are excellent at blaming others for our mistakes.
The best life lessons are always from Ted ED. Keep it up!
2:14 But everything changed when the Dutch Nation attacked
As a Mauritian, thank you ❤
I would love to hear about Tasmanian Tiger if that’s possible. I’ve heard there’s been Tasmanian Tiger still alive today, but it’s unconfirmed to this date.
it's really really REALLY unlikely.
pseudoscience bigfoot, dino in the Congo and nessie level of unlikely.
it probably survived a bit longer than we taught, but still went extinct during before the end of the 20th century.
if you want more plausible survivors we have
- Japanese wolf
- japanese otter
- somes Galapagos tortoise subspecies
- ivory billed woodpecker
and even there it's very unlikely any of them actually still exist.
Shah! If they still alive, let them be in peace.
Also about Quaggas which extinct in 19th century
I love this channel so much not even an exaggeration
Me toom
I meant me too.
As a Mauritian I’m so happy to see that the history of our island is spread world wide
This is what people would get if they failed to learn that every action can lead to an unexpected consequence.
The 🦤 is a fascinating yet tragic Bird of natural history. Native to the isolated island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, this unique avian species was marked by distinctive features-most notably, a large, hooked beak and a stout, robust body. Despite its seemingly clumsy appearance, the dodo had thrived in its isolated habitat, free from the presence of land mammals and predators. However, the arrival of Dutch people in the late 16th century, accompanied by introduced species like rats, pigs, and monkeys, set off a chain of events that would ultimately lead to the dodo's demise.
The flightlessness of the dodo proved to be a fatal disadvantage in the face of these newfound threats. With no natural defenses against the invasive species brought by humans, the dodo population rapidly declined. The birds were not only hunted for food but also faced competition for resources from the introduced animals. The last confirmed sighting of a living dodo occurred in the late 17th century, and by the turn of the 18th century, this peculiar species had become extinct.
The extinction of the dodo holds significance beyond its individual fate. It has come to symbolize the broader consequences of human impact on fragile ecosystems and the extinction crisis. The dodo's plight serves as a stark reminder of the irreversible consequences of environmental disruption, prompting reflection on the importance of conservation and the need to safeguard biodiversity in the face of ongoing anthropogenic changes. As we marvel at the curious tale of the dodo, we are urged to consider the broader implications for our responsibility in preserving the diversity of life on Earth.
Thank you for the information.
@@yellowstarproductions6743 chatgpt
"Dead 😵 as the dodo bird."
-Bird Narrator from _"It's Tough to be a Bird"_
Such a meaningful video.
Agreed
So basically some invasive species or uninvited guests hogging all of their resources
I love this channel so much, so entertaining and educational
I LOVE the artstyle of his video especially at the start. Lush
❤Awesome as always thanks
I adore the amazing application of alliteration and the fine slant rhymes of this video. It felt like poetry!
I love this videos so much, can't believe I'm finally early
Me too
Yay a new educational video I'm definitely cherishing this :)
Good video, quite interesting.
Such an insightful perspective on the Dodo's story! It's powerful reminder of how human actions and even popular culture can influence the course of evolution!
Thank you!
Skibidi video, nearly lost my edging streak ❤❤
My grandmother visited Mauritius quite often in the late 80th and 90th. She brought me a few Dodo toys. Since I can think of I know Dodos and they sadly disappeared.
Good video.
Thanks
I'm from Mauritius, and I love videos about dodos! Let's not forget about Solitaires which were endemic to Rodrigues tho :>
I like this art style
이렇게 좋은 컨텐츠를 한국어로 볼 수 있게 만들어주신 번역가님께 감사드리고 싶어요 덕분에 도움이 많이 되네요
물론 영상 제작자님도 말할 여지 없이 훌륭하시고요
Rest in Peace dodo birds.
Oh I wish Dodos still existed; they seem kinda cute, but also just an extremely small impressive species!
love the dodo rebrand
same me too nearly very close lost my edging streak
Thank you TedEd for re-shaping the bad conception we have for dodo today.
So incredibly sad
I like the animation
We actually have artwork of a live Dodo from Ustad Mansur, they were muscular but lean and with short brown plumage rather than fluffy blue/grey, and lacked the "iconic" tail and fluffy wings. Which is how I can say this video uses an outdated artistic render of one.
“This is some great turkey! Where did you get this?”
“found a funny bird.”
I wish I can time travel and see dodos. They sound so fun to be around 🦤❤
Hey ted, how mediation reforms our brain
I've seen the first Dodo bird on the Cartoon which "Ice age"🙃.....
I can understand how the animators found how to draw the dodo, but what about the sound? Is there any record of what it sounded like? Or did you guys just make a guess based on similar living species?
Am proud to be from Mauritius ❤
I wonder what bird call they used for the dodo in this video
If humanity was so very smart like they believe themselves to be, then they would also know better.
True
@@yellowstarproductions6743 Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Island isolation is the reason why dodos went extinct. It’s no different with other animals, like various Hawaiian honey-creepers which could not contend with mongooses and rats.
For some reason I always thought Dodo was from ages ago, like iron age or ice age or something. I didn't realise that they lived so recently!! They're basically like Quokkas
"..Until a couple millenia later when everything changed. In 1598 dutch sailors came ashore on Mauritius.." here we go.. *sigh*
I remember reading a book about Dodos when I was a kid. I was very upset about their demise xD hope these silly birds come back somehow
"somehow"? what, are we all going to go jurassic park on these birds?
First time commenting on Ted Ed video 🎉😅
The Colonel tested his secret recipe on them
That is sorta true
"Long ago, the Dodos lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the humans attacked."
Could you imagine trying to roast a dodo? Must've been massive
What a sad story
One of the most Underrated extinct creature
Dodos became extinct because Seed in the ice age cartoon stole their watermelons,so the didn't survive in the ice age 😂😂😂
its always humans
True
Yeah like when humans sent that meteor 65 million years ago
@@Simp_Zone
66 millions years ago.
ANd you can't deny that pretty much all of the fauna, especially megafauna extinction that have happened in the last 500 000 years at least were because of humans activities and sheer stupidity, not just H. sapiens obviously.
But as for the last 150 000 years of extinction, including the global mass extinction of megafauna (which left little to no survivors) was undoubtedly the result of our actions and their impact on the environment, directly or indirectly.
Pretty much all of the extinct species of the Quaternary/Holocene you could find would still be here today if we weren't si destructive and nocive.
Not many can survive the sudden onslaught of anything. We weren't prepared for COVID either.
I wish they had continued to fly...
first it was two vids about how nukes are transported now this. Funny how Im getting recommended the same topics from different channels so close together.
As as a mauritian I liked this video
that last thought really is a punch to humanity. if we really are seriously trying to revive extinct animals, we should start with dodos and other extinct endemic species before we go to dinosaurs. I wish to see the day we can see a live dodo, tasmanian tiger, etc.
I don’t know if dinosaurs can ever come back. Their dna is too old to revive, and most, if not almost all, of it is missing. We have better chances of bringing back animals that go back to the Ice Age, anything before that might be next to impossible
It's always because of europeans. British settlers also almost made the buffalo went extinct in order to subyugate native americans
When the native Americans first came to the Americas they drove a lot of species to extinction. When the aboriginal people first came to Australia they drove a lot of species to extinction. Humanity is an invasive species. It doesn't matter what color those people are.
To be fair americans did it
That story is hits me right in the heart.
They're not extinct, though. 🤨
If by british settlers you mean european-american (just like the one today), then yes.
And you forgot all the species those native amerindians exterminated.
- smilodon
- american lion
- several bisons species
- camels
- mastodont
- woolly mammoth and columbian mammoth
- wild horses
- several pronghorns species
- american cheetah
- many ground sloths species
- several giant armadillo relative
and i could go on and on.
@@deinsilverdrac8695not hard to guess where your nationalism lies, and what (lack of) color it is.
"so getting murdered was basically a non-issue" -my new fav Ted-Ed quote
Sad
Dodo's survived nature, but couldn't survive the interference of mankind.
wow
3:30 Bull, people knew species could disappear. A nobleman tried to save the Auroch in like the 16th or 17th century.
Damn I just researched them again
"Perhaps it was easier to declare the dodo's extinction the result of its personal failing than to admit it was a human one." This is deep...
Dodos (a.k.a. Diricawls) aren’t extinct, Muggles just can’t see them anymore.
Think of all the extinct animals we will never know about because we killed them off without illustrating them, mentioning them and not realizing what they really were. 😢😢
I certainly was interesting to learn that the dodo was once thought to be a creature of fantasy.
Perhaps they could make a video about the origin of dragons 🐲 , griffins, or even mermaids🧜♀️ and unicorns🦄 .
Mammoths went extinct long before them.
This will sound reductive: seems to me that as with most native populations, the dodo too met its unfortunate end due to European colonizers.
yes.
did you went deaf and blind for half of the video ?
WHO do you think introduced the invasives species and destroyed their habitat.
WHO killed thousands of these birds for the meat.
💔
Bruh. That was sad
😢
It would have been intresting to see the depiction by artist Ustad Mansur as it is likely one of the most accurate depictions we know of but this video is great otherwise.
Yet, humans still continue on blaming some animals' own "ineptitude" for being extinct or coming close to extinction. A well known example are giant pandas. A species that was endangered because of humans, yet the humans are still repeating the same mistakes they did to the dodo.
This content appears in an IELTS reading test as i remember
If somebody calls me a dodo, it DOESNT mean I'm a....dodo
Dodos are so cute birds and I am upset because we can't see them now.
I wish we could bring them back.
I'm totally not sobbing about the Dodo birds 😭😭😭😭
RIP
It takes millions of years for bird to evolve.
But it takes under 100 years for bird to extinct.
"Survival separates the Dodos from the Beasts (or was it Defeat)."
I was ok with the explanation from Ice Age hahaha
If anyone wants to see what a real dodo might have looked like, then check out David Attenborough's Natural History Museum Alive. It's like Night at the Museum, but better.
Or better, a 32 minute documentaries which compile EVERYTHING we know about dodos so far, and how wrong most of our depiction are, including the one in this video.
ua-cam.com/video/ftQORb9WTko/v-deo.html