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Puzzle ID: #31572
Submitted By: FreddyPharkas Corrected By: FreddyPharkas
Submitted By: FreddyPharkas Corrected By: FreddyPharkas
Riddle
Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
I hailed from the Isle of Mauritius,
I liked people though they were malicious,
soon I was but one,
then totally gone,
my demise was so terribly pernicious.
I liked people though they were malicious,
soon I was but one,
then totally gone,
my demise was so terribly pernicious.
Hint
If only I'd said "Please don't. Don't!"Answer
I was the dodo, a flightless bird hunted to extinction around the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.I am one of at least 784 known species of animals to have become extinct since the year 1500, but many more may have passed unnoticed. Many estimates suggest huge numbers, as many as 50% of all species, will be extinct in just 100 years time.
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Very cool riddle.
Although quite easy, I feel the extra information given is food for thought
I liked the rhyme and guessed dodo, but I thought I'd share this tidbit that I read on Wikipedia.
"The source of the dodo's extinction is not certain, but recent evidence suggests that it was nearly wiped out by some natural disaster before humans even arrived on the island, its population reduced so severely that it fell below sustainable levels"
"The source of the dodo's extinction is not certain, but recent evidence suggests that it was nearly wiped out by some natural disaster before humans even arrived on the island, its population reduced so severely that it fell below sustainable levels"
Well written and enjoyable. Hope to see more from you.
SCARY THING IS, WE MAY BE ONE OF THEM
GOOD ONE
GOOD ONE
i loved the hole thing! it was very,very ,very,very,very,very,very,very good!
lol, right... we may be one of them. human overpopulation is becoming a problem in parts of the world. if we go, all of life goes because the only way humans will die out is due to a world-wide catastrophe.
Nice! The Dodo was the first to come to mind. well written!
Dodobird!
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