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Updated March 31, 2021

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How Locals on Mauritius United To Fight an Oil Spill With Their Own Hair

When a cargo ship crossing the Indian Ocean wrecked just offshore, the "people of the sea" sprang into action.
by Reena Usha Rungoo

Sold: A Nearly Complete Skeleton of a Dodo

The remains of the long-extinct, flightless bird from Mauritius are waddling off to a new home.
by Jessica Leigh Hester

What the Dodo Means to Mauritius

The extinct bird is a national symbol. But why?
by Meg Charlton

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