We have no descriptions from life of how the Dodo reproduced, but Leguat wrote that the solitaire laid a single egg on a nest raised off the ground on pine leaves. It's likely the Dodo behaved in ...

Hunting was a factor in the dodo's demise, but monkeys, deer, pigs and rats released on the island from ships probably sealed their fate. Dodos laid their eggs in nests on the ground, meaning they ...

Before humans interfered, they were able to maintain a steady population even though a dodo bird laid only one egg per year.