The real reason dodo birds went extinct – Leon Claessens

Uncover the most common misperceptions about dodos, and find out the truth of how the flightless birds actually went extinct.

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.