The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird about 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) tall, that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. First recorded by Dutch sailors in 1598, during the following years, it was hunted by sailors and invasive species, while its habitat was being destroyed. The last widely accepted sighting of a dodo was in 1662.

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