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read the statement and provide the pattern of evolution:The Dodo was a flightless bird, first spotted by Dutch sailors in 1598. Dodos had no known predators until sailors started hunting them and new invasive species were introduced. The last sighting of a Dodo was in 1662.

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The dodo bird likely evolved through divergent evolution from flightless African Penguins, through time they became stranded on the predator free Island. Through hunting and the introduction of invasive species by sailors caused their extinction.

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