Passenger Pigeons Research Paper
Dodos and Passenger Pigeons are both extinct birds that died by human hands. They are both birds that look similar, but they were two different type of birds. They lived in two different areas of the world and their habits were different. The reason why they became extinct are two different stories. There are differences between the Dodos and Passenger Pigeons such as are how they became extinct, in their body size, and where they lived. Their extinction was caused by humans who were hunting them down, but for different reasons. The Dodos were hunted down for food, unlike the Passenger Pigeons who were hunted down for fun and for their feathers. The Dodos could not fly, so hunting them was easy for the hunter. The Passenger Pigeons could fly, but the hunter would shoot, and throw stones at them. The Passenger Pigeons were killed before people could protection them. Some people miss the Passenger Pigeons, but like the song Another way to Die by disturbed said, “Species fall before our very eyes” (Disturbed). People would even kill the babies and destroy their
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Edward Forbush stated that, “The Passenger Pigeons were discovered in July 1605 the coast of Maine” (Passenger Pigeons). According to The dodo and the solitaire: a natural history, said “The first recorded descriptions of the dodo were providing by Dutch sailors who first encountered, them in 1598- within 100 years.” (Jalyon Parish). Their nest was built in two different places since dodos could not fly they put their nest on the ground level, but Passenger Pigeons made their nest on trees since they could fly. The country where people could have found Dodos is Madagascar, but Passenger Pigeons locate are in North America. The Dodos and Passenger Pigeons would have never see each other because of the time periods, and the fact they lived opposite sides of the
Edward Forbush stated that, “The Passenger Pigeons were discovered in July 1605 the coast of Maine” (Passenger Pigeons). According to The dodo and the solitaire: a natural history, said “The first recorded descriptions of the dodo were providing by Dutch sailors who first encountered, them in 1598- within 100 years.” (Jalyon Parish). Their nest was built in two different places since dodos could not fly they put their nest on the ground level, but Passenger Pigeons made their nest on trees since they could fly. The country where people could have found Dodos is Madagascar, but Passenger Pigeons locate are in North America. The Dodos and Passenger Pigeons would have never see each other because of the time periods, and the fact they lived opposite sides of the