How tall was a dodo?

Compared with things you know

• About 1.2 times as tall as a maximum-size carry-on suitcase (56 cm)
• About 80% as tall as a standard 55-gallon steel drum (88 cm)
• About 41% as tall as an adult person (1.7 m)

Did you know?

The last widely accepted sighting of a dodo, on the island of Mauritius, was in 1662.

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