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The Extinction Of The Dodo Bird

THE EXTINCTION OF THE DODO BIRD

The dodo was a large flightless bird which used to inhabit the island of Mauritius.
History
1507 - Portuguese ships transporting 
1
spice/spices
﻿ stopped at the island to collect food and water. 
1638 - The Dutch established a 
2
colony/settlement
﻿ on the island. 
They killed the dodo birds for their meat. 
The last one was killed in 1681.
Description
The only record we have is written descriptions and pictures (possibly unreliable) 
A Dutch painting suggests the dodo was very 
3
fat
﻿.
The only remaining soft tissue is a dried 
4
head
﻿.
Recent studies of a dodo skeleton suggest the birds were capable of rapid 
5
movement
﻿.
It's thought they were able to use their small wings to maintain 
6
balance/balancing
﻿.
Their 
7
brain
﻿ was of average size.
Their sense of 
8
smell
﻿ enabled them to find food.
Reasons for extinction
Hunting was probably not the main cause. 
Sailors brought dogs and monkeys.
﻿
9
rats
﻿ also escaped onto the island and ate the birds' eggs. 
The arrival of farming meant the 
10
forest
﻿ was destroyed.

ĐÁP ÁN & GIẢI THÍCH CÂU 1

Giải thích chi tiết

﻿﻿ Loại từ cần điền: noun
﻿﻿ Nghe tới 1507 và Portuguese ships là biết đáp án sắp tới
﻿﻿ Nghe thấy The sailors were carrying spices back to Europe, and found the island a convenient stopping place
=> Các thủy thủ (trên tàu) đang vận chuyển gia vị về châu Âu, và thấy hòn đảo này là một điểm dừng chân tiện lợi
=> Đáp án là spice(s) ﻿﻿

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