[DOC] [TLE] Sideroxylon grandiflorum - Wikipedia [PAR] Sideroxylon grandiflorum, known as tambalacoque or dodo tree, is a long-lived 
tree in the family Sapotaceae, endemic to Mauritius ... Stanley Temple 
hypothesized that the dodo, which became extinct in the 17th century, ate ... as to 
why the dodo's extinction did not directly cause the increasing disappearance of 
young trees... [DOC] [TLE] Dodo - Wikipedia [PAR] The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the 
island of Mauritius, east of ... Other pigeons also have bare skin around their eyes
, almost reaching their beak, as in dodos. The forehead was ..... These birds lack 
wings, in the place of which 3 or 4 blackish feathers protrude. The tail consists of
... [DOC] [TLE] Why the Dodo Went Extinct - Today I Found Out [PAR] Jun 28, 2013 ... It's commonly believed that the dodo went extinct because Dutch ... and lack of a 
third axis of movement made it relatively easy to catch. ... The thing is, 
Portuguese sailors are also said to have seen the bird, decades before this in 
1507. ... Lost Land of the Dodo: The Ecological History of Mauritius, Runion... [DOC] [TLE] Dodo Bird: an Extinct Species - Bagheera [PAR] It lived and nested on the ground and ate fruits that had fallen from trees. There 
were no mammals on the island and a high diversity of bird species lived in ... 
The dodo bird is just one of the bird species driven to extinction on Mauritius. .... 
20 New UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Added  FWS Distributes Nearly $50 
Million to... [DOC] [TLE] Dodo Bird Facts - 12 Facts about Extinction, Diet and More [PAR] One of the more interesting dodo bird facts is that these birds lived in almost 
complete isolation. ... They lived on the island of Mauritius where there was an 
abundance of food and almost no predators. What, then, caused their extinction? 
... Although there is a lack of scientific evidence from the time when dodos were 
alive,... [DOC] [TLE] The Tropical Rainforests of the World | Novelguide [PAR] There are so many fascinating animals in tropical rainforest that millions have not 
even identified ... But this is actually the cause of the huge number of the different 
species. ... This nearly happened with trees that relied on the now extinct dodo 
birds. They once roamed Mauritius, a tropical island located in the Indian Ocean. [DOC] [TLE] A Tale of Three Superdoves: the Dodo, the Rock ... - All About Birds [PAR] Apr 15, 2014 ... The Dodos were gone by 1662, when the notion of extinction didn't even exist. ... 
American birds combined, roamed the nut-rich forests of the East and South. ... 
where it killed its nesting trees by physically breaking their limbs; the .... to 
Mauritius never mentioned the bird, but before we bemoan their lack of... [DOC] [TLE] HBW 7 - Foreword on extinct birds by Errol Fuller | Lynx Edicions [PAR] There are a number of bird species that went missing for upwards of 50 years 
and then ... and map; most of these were, perhaps optimistically, listed as Almost 
certainly Extinct. ... Destroying habitats and/or altering them have caused 
immense damage. ..... It was a rail and, like the Dodo, it came from the island of 
Mauritius. [DOC] [TLE] 2009 - IUCN Red List [PAR] This bird is restricted to South East Island in the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. 
... food and introduced predators were the probable cause of the bird's extirpation 
there. ... Illegal coca cultivation is a major threat due to the lack of governmental 
presence, ... The species is restricted to southwest Mauritius, and suffered rapid... [DOC] [TLE] All Categories - Life Science Presentations and Labs by Mary Vogas [PAR] Aug 15, 2016 ... So, both elephants and humans do most of their brain development ... But 
animals living in a fragmented habitat or in captivity have a microbiome that are 
lacking in a ... A single tree can provide habitat for all kinds of wildlife, like birds, 
.... It was native to the island of Mauritius where it became

Question: The lack of this bird on Mauritius almost caused the extinction of a nut tree there
Answer: dodo