Return of the Crazy Bird The Sad, Strange Tale of the Dodo /

• Main Author: Pinto-Correia, Clara (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2003.
• Subjects: Science.; Zoology.; Popular works.; Social sciences.; Science, general.; Popular Science, general.; Social Sciences, general.

Although everybody is familiar with the dodo bird, very few people know its history. Yet this history is compelling when read as a fable of the negative impact of humans on Earth's ecosystems. The author describes the complexity of the factors involved in animal extinction. Although we think of...

Table of Contents:

• The Weirdest Creatures
• The Discovery
• The Emperor and the Painters
• Mauritius and Réunion
• Rodrigues
• The Rise of Dodology
• An Enduring Legacy.