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Published: 2005-10-08 21:31:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 1935; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 44
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Reunion-dodo, also called reunion-solitaire or white-dodo (Raphus solitarius - Selys-Longchamps, 1848) is known only from paintings and descriptions. Like the Rodriguez Solitaire the exact date it became extinct is not known. Bary de Saint Vincent visited the Island in 1801 and reported that no members of the species had been seen for some time.Technics used:
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Aquarelle pencils
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Oh my god, amazing draw. It looks so realistic. I love this picture, ewen if we know that reunion dodo never existed
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Ahem ahem... Threskiornis solitarius actually, the RΓ©union solitaire is not related to the Rhaphids. :3
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Yes, I know. This drawing is quite old. Back in the day I had the "conviction" that this could have been real, other than just an albino Raphus cucullatus.
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A funny thing about this bird, on RΓ©union Island, there is a local beer called "La Dodo" while there were no Dodo on this islalnd, it just like they were a local beer called "Kangaroo" in Indonesia.
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Among dodoes (or drontes as we also call them in spanish), the RodrΓguez solitaire is my favourite one (even it didn`t belong to the same genus),: [link]
I also like regular dodoes:[link]
Your drawings seem to be more accurate to evidence than mine (cause i let my imagination to take too many liberties).
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I also really like raphids. I like your drawings. By the way, I'll upload some of my dodos pictures that I've made last month.
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Please, we need dodo images.
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They're up. Check in my latest deviations.
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Yes, you're sure. I completelly agree now that the nominate solitarius was a ibis. Even if there are a raphid in Reunion, it could not be classified as Raphus, since this genus evolved in Mauritius, and, how can a flightless bird go to other far island?
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I know. I believe in it existence because the acuracy of the painting and that reports wich doesnΒ΄t mention a ibis (the probably origin of the sightings) at all.
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On the other hand, they have never found any raphid bones on Reunion.
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Now I'm almost certain that the White Dodo was in fact an albino. Without predator in the island, is very possible that a albino species could had reached adulthood. But, who know...
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The white dodo was believed to be white color-variants, if they were albinos, they would have been portrayed more pinkish.
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And their beaks wouldn't have been yellow, either.
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It's tragic, really, there have been remains found of the Maurtirius dodo, but, there were no remains of the Reunion dodo/solitaire.
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