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The Song of the Dodo

Summary by Atlas Obscura
Located next to a bank in downtown Montreal is a 20-foot statue of a dodo bird. It dominates Michel-Belanger Park, where it is located, and the first question that pops to mind is “Why?” The sculptor, Myfanwy MacLeod, describes it as a tale of ignorance and prejudice. The dodo was hunted to extinction because it had no fear of humans, creatures that dodos never encountered before. Its curiosity and fearlessness was interpreted as stupidity, a re…

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The Song of the Dodo

Located next to a bank in downtown Montreal is a 20-foot statue of a dodo bird. It dominates Michel-Belanger Park, where it is located, and the first question that pops to mind is “Why?” The sculptor, Myfanwy MacLeod, describes it as a tale of ignorance and prejudice. The dodo was hunted to extinction because it had no fear of humans, creatures that dodos never encountered before. Its curiosity and fearlessness was interpreted as stupidity, a re…

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Atlas Obscura broke the news in on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.
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