Bring back the Dodo

A well-preserved complete skeleton of a dodo, with possible DNA, was found last month in a cave on Mauritius.

The skeleton, nicknamed Fred, may bring new insights into how the dodo looked and lived. And, hope beyond hope, if there is DNA, maybe we can bring back this species.

But until that day, we will have to settle for cutting edge insights gleamed from the remnants of an extinct pigeon.

And that's alright with me.

National Geographic News