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The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century - it was actually mummified, skin and all - but in a fit of space-saving zeal, they actually cut off the head and they cut off the feet and they burned the rest in a bonfire.

Adam Savage

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Tatsache ist, dass das British Museum bis zum 18. Jahrhundert ein vollständiges Exemplar eines Dodos in seiner Sammlung hatte - es wurde tatsächlich mumifiziert, Haut und alles -, aber in einem Platz sparenden Eifer haben sie den Kopf abgeschnitten und sie Schneiden Sie die Füße ab und verbrennen Sie den Rest in einem Lagerfeuer.

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