The island nation of Mauritius celebrates the dodo bird as its symbol. Which is a little weird because the bird is extinct. The poor, long gone bird is just a memory, a wisp of imagination. The dodo is honored on the currency, plastered on tourist souvenirs, and painted on buildings.
Until 1638, no human beings lived on the island of Mauritius. It was densely populated by dodo birds. The dodo population thrived until humans arrived, ate them, and brought rats and cats who finished them off by eating their eggs until the whole species became extinct.
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| Dodo on Restaurant Steps Painted Like the Flag of Mauritius |
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| Dodo Totes, Of Course |
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| Dodo Square |
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| Le Dodo Sportif - On the Side of a Mobile Sports Equipment Rental Business |
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| Country's name: Ile Maurice (with Dodos, of course) |