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CT Scans Show Dodo Had Normal Brain Size and Unusual Senses

Researchers say the result reframes the dodo’s ‘stupid’ reputation as predator naivety that left it easy prey for human hunters.

Genome of Near-Extinction Woolly Rhino Sequenced From Ancient Wolf’s Stomach