The Dodo is NOT Scientifically Accurate

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[@frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574]

10:56 Dodo has gotten one of the best glowups in history

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[@lohjutsulegend]

What a great video. It is very interesting how little most of us know about the Dodo, even those who have an interest in such things as extinct animals. I learned much from this, you changed my view on this animal drastically and I will not refrain from sending your video to anyone who might need to know more about Dodos.

[@FactorTrace]

Thanks Lohjutsu. I know right? The dodo is such a misunderstood animal, so sad that it's dead and we can no longer see it live. And I'm glad to know that my video is doing its job, telling people new things! I'll also appreciate it if you'll share my video to people with who are interested about the dodos, thanks again!

[@Amplexius117]

Man if the dodo was still alive it would be the biggest meme animal in history.

[@The_Emptiness_of_Space]

If it was still alive today most likey humans would breed them to taste better and it would replace chicken

[@claudiostraniero4919]

​@@The_Emptiness_of_Space Why would thay ever do that the chickens lays more eggs and it is not worth selectively change another distant specie

[@The_Emptiness_of_Space]

@@claudiostraniero4919 my bad I didn't mean "replace" but it would be either a "rare food for rich tiktok creator's" or it would be in some fancy restaurants.

[@claudiostraniero4919]

@@The_Emptiness_of_Space i think they prefer Breed the Rodriguêz Solitaire It Tasted good

[@The_Emptiness_of_Space]

@@claudiostraniero4919 I was just meaning that the dodo was really big without growing hormones like modern chickens so it could have been modernized to better eating because it was very tough meat but apparently also tasty. Anyway have a good day/night

[@alejolab]

I had no idea the Dodo was surrounded by all this "misinformation". Looks like it was an animal to very well known even when it was alive. Also surprised about all the other species from Mauritius that went extinct.

[@FactorTrace]

Yeah, it's true AlejoLab. The dodo was popular but it wasn't properly documented which resulted in such over-zealous misinterpretations. And the extinct animals I mentioned are just a few among many more, some are even not yet described or identified, which is heartbreaking.

[@hya2in8]

the dodo's closest relative was the rodrigues solitaire which also went extinct like the reunion solitaire

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Thanks for your support! I've checked your channel and your videos are amazing as well! And yeah, I just try not to care too much at how many views each video get and just focus on making more and better quality videos!

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Your content is amazing! Such fantastic quality both in visuals and information! I can't wait for more!

[@jasonvoorhees5180]

It’s really a crime how few subscribers this channel has, especially given the work you put into your vids

[@calebthomas1453]

This is by far the best video of the dodo on youtube! (Also the dodo is my favorite animal so extra points). You are so underrated, please keep up this masterpiece :)

[@FactorTrace]

Thank you! I really appreciate it. And yeah the dodo is such a wonderful animal, too bad it is extinct.

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[@FactorTrace]

Thank you very much! I'm still working on getting more recognition. KZbin is hard 😅

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@@FactorTrace KZbin is a lot about sitting tight and waiting for the algorithmic winds to blow in your favor. You have probably already seen those little spikes in engagement, and there will be more, and bigger, I have no doubt. Just keep doing what you're doing, look at how much people love it, it's only uphill from here!

[@HuckleberryHim]

@@FactorTrace Also want to say that I appreciate that one of your first videos is on animal farming. It warmed my heart to see that (though the video was pretty bleak, of course). You are amazing!!! Keep it up!

[@FactorTrace]

@@HuckleberryHim Thank you very much for your support, I really appreciate it! I'm still trying to improve and make better videos. Hopefully the algorithm turns to my favour soon. And yes, I do plan on making more videos about important topics that need more attention like factory farming in the future, but I do notice that those types of videos don't really work well on KZbin, primarily for a small channel like mine. I should maybe cover more marketable topics for now.

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Such an incredible video, I was shocked to see you don’t have a million subs. Keep up the good work, you’re sure to blow up with this incredible effort. Plus you got one new sub from me

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amaing editing and so well done, would love to see a video on the thylacine. subscribed in a heart beat.

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Thanks! The video about the thylacine is in the works, coming soon :)

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[@subraxas]

It shall come by one day. 🙂

[@ZomBeeNature]

It's sad things go extinct when people find them.

[@randomstf3935]

One, if not the most, interesting and beautiful documentary about the dodo I have ever seen. Fantastic video!

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Your videos are beautifully done. Love it.. Hope this channel exponentially grows

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This is really great; I also enjoyed your Spinosaurus video. I hope you get more subscribers. I subbed. edit: I am your 1000th subscriber :)

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Glad you enjoyed my videos! And thanks for subbing!

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Entertaining, informative, well presented video. I found it by accident, and like many others here, I'm amazed you don't have more subscribers. I will try to put the word out about you.

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Great editing! Really looks great

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[@dodoxasaurus6904]

this is a wonderfully put together, great research and amazing video editing.

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Great video!

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Amazing video, please keep making these videos, you have my full support!

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[@alanberkeley7282]

Life for the Dodo for 4 million years. Paradise. Heaven. That was a great move coming here. From September 1598. Hell. It wasn't a good move after all.

[@robertoconstantin126]

What a beautiful bird. It's very sad that they are extinct. 😭

[@iamarizonaball2642]

Hi, me again, I think a video about the great auk would be nice!

[@FactorTrace]

Agreed! That's why a video about it is already in production! Thanks for the suggestion Arizonaball.

[@iamarizonaball2642]

@@FactorTrace your welcome! I think a little reference of your choosing, excluding in a credits section, would be nice.

[@FactorTrace]

@@iamarizonaball2642 I appreciate it! I have planned to make a video about the great auk since I started the Holocene Extinction series, you can see a drawing of it in every title sequence of this series 0:58 . And you can get featured in the end credits scene by supporting Factor Trace on Patreon!

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[@Rawley91]

I felt sorry for you having to pronounce all these Dutch names, but I think you did pretty well!

[@discobolos4227]

LOL!!!

[@wyattacup3329]

Love the ddo sound

[@wyattacup3329]

Dodo*

[@FactorTrace]

Thanks! But actually that sound is fake (a recreation), we have no actual recording of dodo sounds, only their description in written accounts.

[@wyattacup3329]

I know it just puts off a feeling that feels real to me,idk why

[@flatwavelength]

YESSSS THIS VIDEO WAS FIRE

[@SavedPotato]

11:00 Well everything considered they where remarkably close . The general head, beak, and body shape is all there as is the two tone feather and beak coloration. And looking back at Roelant Savery's depiction he painted the parrots accurately. Perhaps the inconsistencies could be down to having seen a pet dodo that had obesity from being over fed on grains or stress or as you said a stuffed Dodo could have been used, yet that wouldn't explain the different coloration. Its a very common form of sexual dimorphism for male birds to be much more colorful than females, which could easily explain both Roelant's and Ustad's differing depictions. I wouldn't necessarily jump to the conclusion these were faked based upon the evidence given. That said Roelant could have added flourishes to his art here and there. I mean no depiction in the video or any fossil evidence suggests Dodos had blue eyes and the scientifically accurate one you depicted had blue. It doesn't mean they didn't, of course, but you see my point I'm sure. That said I enjoyed your video and it's clear you put a fair bit of time into it, and I enjoy learning so thanks!

[@groque1654]

Love it, great vid

[@FactorTrace]

Glad you enjoyed this one, Groque.

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

I believe that the true depiction of both the Red Rail bird of Mauritius and the Dodo bird of Mauritius were those painted by Jacob Hoefnagel. The red rail was based off the bird in the menagerie of the King of Poland which was taxidermy ( Since has been lost ). If that red rail painting one was painted from life accurately , then odds are the painting of the dodo by Jacob Hoefnagel is true I believe. I beleive the dodo was a taxidermied specimen but there's much more info & records on the red rail painting than the dodo painting. Just my opinion. Also a fact, scientist's aren't the only people with eyes and eho can be honest. Judging by modern scientists amd the way they lie fpr political reasons, if scientist's 500 years ago were anything like modern day scientist's I wouldn't trust them or their words. Scientist's today have lost much of their unbiased and impartial reporting and have almost no credibility anymore. Not all, but the majority.

[@FactorTrace]

Actually, the misrepresentation doesn't come from the painter's depictions, but from the taxidermy itself. Some old taxidermists weren't biologists or experts in animal anatomy they were artists that have never seen the actual animal. One extreme example is the Lion of Gripsholm Castle. Hoefnagel might have accurately painted the taxidermy, but the taxidermy is not an accurate depiction of the live animal.

[@asoncalledvoonch2210]

​@@FactorTrace True. It's possible that the red rail & dodo weren't the best stuffed specimens.... The hoefnagel painting looks the most similar to the colorless drawings made by the crew of the Gelderland.

[@oolooo]

Those ilustrations of the Dodo with the Uncanny Valley beak and eyes always creep me out .They look like Creepypasta pictures from 2009-2012 .Like , for real , if I saw one in real Life that looked like the ilustration , I would kick it

[@daxbashir6232]

Another sad video. 😞 But it is superb! I mean now the video itself! Well done! An excellent work!

[@Tvboy777]

Love your videos

[@jessicaharper5905]

Thank you for this

[@NatureEnjoyer523]

rip dodo

[@rayzecor]

Thanks, this was a very informative video :)

[@SomeOne-b2k]

Superinteresting video! btw some people say Dodo came from Dodaars(pronounced dot-arse), which refers to the plumage they had above their but.

[@iamarizonaball2642]

I wish I could pet one

[@FactorTrace]

Dodos look pretty cute, don't they?😆

[@iamarizonaball2642]

@@FactorTrace fun fact, they can be brought back. All we need is a section of Mauritius to be reforested, the Mauritian government to enact anti poaching laws, and science to get its act together and finally declare revival of extinct species to be ethical, and that it should be done.

[@FactorTrace]

@@iamarizonaball2642 Yeah it's true, I am going to talk about the resurrection of extinct animals in the last episode of this series (eps 6), however in my current state of research, I am not entirely convinced that bringing dead species back to life is the correct course of action, especially for long extinct species like the dodo.

[@iamarizonaball2642]

@@FactorTrace wonder if there are any extinct cacti? Who knows, maybe in said last episode you could add on one of the world map view for Arizona, have a saguaro cactus?

[@iamarizonaball2642]

@@FactorTrace well, it’s debatable, but what scientist hidden wouldn’t make crazy experiments? It could be that the dodo bird is currently being revived soon

[@ArawnsFire]

This beautiful creature, as well as the New Zealand Moa I would much rather have brought back, as opposed to the Woolley Mammoth.

[@FactorTrace]

Yeah, it's such a shame the dodo went extinct. Currently, Colossal Biosciences, the same company that plans to ressurect the mammoth, has planned to bring back the dodo as well. But as I know it, it is still in the development stage.

[@bestuan]

YOOO THERES A DODO VIDEO????

[@FactorTrace]

Yeah! The thylacine/Tasmanian tiger coming next

[@paleoph6168]

​@@FactorTrace didn't come until 8 months later lol

[@FactorTrace]

@@paleoph6168 Yeah sorry it took a while, I was working on other videos first, namely the dino ones since the paleontology videos are more demanded by viewers 😁

[@paleoph6168]

​@@FactorTrace it ok, better late than never.

[@broderp]

We have stuffed and preserved specimens. How can we not know the color of this bird?

[@pipoms]

I'm sad now :(

[@somerandomdude6057]

Such a great video!!! 🔥 🦤

[@NOOBYLAVA]

Scientifically accurate dodo looks more good

[@laseriedeladilophosaure9246]

Il y avait une espèce de boa qui vivait avec les dodo donc il aurait pu être leurs prédateurs naturel

[@FactorTrace]

The round island burrowing boa was a small type of snake, its adult length was just around 1 meter. It inhabited a small area of the island, probably a different area where most of the dodos lived, and it preyed on small animals. The dodo, even the egg and the hatchling were too big for this boa.

[@laseriedeladilophosaure9246]

Ok

[@andrewgan557]

@@laseriedeladilophosaure9246 not to mention they are agressive as adults

[@afunnytheropod]

Another comment to the algorithm

[@subraxas]

👍

[@NatureEnjoyer523]

Why did you use such a inaccurate dodo in your holocene extinction intro?

[@FactorTrace]

Oh yeah, that was a deliberate choice. I used the iconic dodo illustration for the title sequence because I assume it's what a dodo looks like to most people.

[@NatureEnjoyer523]

@@FactorTrace I do think most people would reconsize a accurate dodo as a dodo

[@AndrewDavis-sj6mb]

@@NatureEnjoyer523 The bird isn't the most 😲 of birds, but still alright

[@NatureEnjoyer523]

@@AndrewDavis-sj6mb So what?

[@vannarooski8730]

Scrolled by and HAD to come back up because I thought it said Meth Dodo. The what now????

[@goner345]

Comment for the algorithm

[@Thomas-sq7]

🦤

[@AndrewDavis-sj6mb]

God created everything, so He must have made the dodo from no material at ALL

[@Kappkumber]

Is this sarcasm or like…? Im so confused 😭😭😭💀.

[@AndrewDavis-sj6mb]

@@Kappkumber No, I'm saying no one can anything , I'm saying not everyone can make a masterpiece from material things we normally use to create 🖼

[@Kappkumber]

@@AndrewDavis-sj6mb oh, lol! I was confused from the capitalized ALL! 😭

[@AndrewDavis-sj6mb]

No capitalism here

[@Kappkumber]

@@AndrewDavis-sj6mb what? Im talking about how capitalized the word “all” idk if you meant that or if you’re talking about economical capitalism?! 💀

[@subraxas]

🦤 🦤 🦤 Dodo has an emoji