#rodrigues solitaire

[alphynix]

Dodos were fast, active birds that roamed their forested island home

Despite their fame, astonishingly little is known about these large, flightless birds.

[cypressure]

Flocking 5/31/24 -- Crassigyrinus + Kelenkelen + Diplocaulus + Pezophaps solitaria

[the-dragon-girl-27]

Flocking drawings!

Crassigyrinus surfacing for air showing off its weird ass teeth

two female Kelenken nuzzling under a rainbow

Diplocaulus catching its prey

one of the last Rodrigues Solitaire crying out trying to find a companion to no response

[squawkoverflow]

A new variant has been added!

Rodrigues Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) © Frederick William Frohawk

It hatches from extinct, and last eggs.

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[he-who-needs-to-be-silenced]

Results from todays flocking paleostream

We did

Crassigyrinus

Kelenken

Diplocaulus

And the Rodrigues solitaire

Now for the sillies (and redraws)

[pigeonwizard111]

we need more rodrigues solitaire love in the world!!

they r the dodos closest relative!! they were endemic to the island of rodrigues in the indian ocean

which is near mauritius!!

the solitaire had pronounced sexual dimorphism!! the males were much larger

(photo from the hunterian museum)

they were the second largest pigeon (that we know of) to ever exist!!

there is a lot more to discuss about these guys but im tired so i will update this post.. laterrrr..

[cryptid-quest]

Cryptid of the Day: Rodrigues Solitaire

Description: Lesser known then its more famous cousin, the Dodo, the Rodrigues Solitaire was another flightless bird that went extinct on the Madagascar island of Rodrigues in the 18th century. However, there have been reports of a similar bird on Reunion Island, though there is no fossil record showing that solitaires were found on the island.

[endlingmusings]

The partial skeleton of a Rodrigues solitaire, a flightless bird found only on the island of Rodrigues, located east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean (1870). The photo itself is part of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa’s collection. [ x ]