Now, the island of Mauritius is a small island off the east coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, and it is the place where the dodo bird was discovered and extinguished, all within about 150 years.
Mauritius er en lille ø øst for Madagascars kyst i det Indiske Ocean, og det er dér, dronten blev opdaget og udryddet, begge dele inden for 150 år.