Most theories about how the dodo became extinct blame early settlers who found the plump flightless bird on the Indian Ocean island in the 16th century and hunted it relentlessly.

• 大多数有关渡渡鸟灭绝的理论都归咎于那些早期的定居者,他们认为在16世纪,早期的定居者在印度洋岛屿上发现毫无反抗能力的肥硕大鸟,并无情猎捕。