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Drawing of Extinct Dodo to Be Auctioned

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(July 7) - A 17th-century drawing of the dodo -- done before the flightless bird became extinct -- is expected to fetch around $10,000 when it is sold at auction.
Christie's auction house is selling the unframed 10-by-8-inch picture on Thursday in London. The painting was done by an unknown artist of the Dutch school around 1650. It is labeled "Dronte," the Dutch word for the dodo.
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Dodos were the main predators on the African island of Mauritius until settlers introduced bigger animals. Many dodos were shipped to Europe as curiosities or their nesting areas were destroyed, The Telegraph newspaper said. By 1700, the species was extinct.
Although other pictures of dodos exist, most if not all were drawn from stuffed animals put on display.
"There is always a lot of interest in artifacts like these because the dodo is such a curiosity," dodo expert Anthony Cheke told the newspaper.
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A 17th-century drawing of the dodo -- done before the flightless bird became extinct -- is expected to fetch around $10,000 when it is sold at auction.