The head, which has been examined by evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro and extinction expert Samuel Turvey as well as dodo experts Julian Hume and Jolyon Parish, has been key in many recent ...

A famous dodo that was said to have inspired English writer Lewis Carroll when he wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland died from being shot in the head, according to new research.. The ...

Dr. Hume said that the dumb-as-a-dodo trope might have arisen from the way the trusting bird remained still when approached by half-starved sailors, only to be clubbed on the head and trussed up ...