Why couldn't they fly? The dodo is descended from birds that could fly, and other extant species that are in the same family Columbidae, which includes pigeons and doves, can fly. ... As natives of an island with no predators the ancestors of the dodo no longer needed flight as an adaptation to escape.

Can dodo birds fly yes or no?

It was flightless, but is believed to have been able to run quite fast. The dodo is thought to have had a large beak and brown feathers, and to have eaten fruit and seeds. The dodo lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

Can dodo birds still be alive?

It may be four centuries too late to save the iconic dodo from extinction, but there's still time enough to rescue the bird's diminutive relative from sharing that same fate. Yes, little dodos are alive, but they are not well. ... "Everyone had questioned whether the bird still existed.