Dodos approached humans without alarm and gathered around distressed members of their own group, enabling hunters to kill large numbers quickly and earning a reputation as foolish birds, new study finds

Dodos approached humans without alarm and gathered around distressed members of their own group, enabling hunters to kill large numbers quickly and earning a reputation as foolish…

For centuries, the dodo has been the butt of jokes, its name becoming shorthand for anyone considered dim-witted, hopeless or destined to fail.