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The 1598 Discovery that Changed History Forever

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(Today’s video was made in collaboration with Colossal Biosciences ( @Colossal ) - this series “Extinctions Through Time” follows Colossal’s 6 Key Species & the world events taking place during their existence & extinction.) In Episode 4, we go back to the Dutch Expedition of 1598 - where sailors discovered a small bird that would one day become the most iconic extinct species in history: The Dodo.

Part 4 of 7

Extinctions Through Time

Six episodes with Colossal Biosciences on the discovery, extinction and possible return of the dire wolf, the mammoth, the moa, the dodo, the thylacine and the bluebuck.

  1. 01The Extinct Dire Wolves of North & South America
  2. 02Humans never found the Last Mammoths on this frozen Siberian island...
  3. 03New Zealand's Giant Moa... & the Explorers who found them
  4. 04The 1598 Discovery that Changed History Forever
  5. 05The Last Tasmanian Tigers... & the Explorers who saw them
  6. 06How the Rarest Animal in Africa Disappeared in 1799
  7. 07Extinctions Through Time: Full Series (+1 Hour Supercut)

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