Join Ellen & special guest, ecologist and history podcaster Natalie Sabin, for a post-mortem of the dearly departed dodo. We discuss the unique traits that allowed the dodo to thrive in its island home, what went wrong for them when humans appeared, and why they left such big heavy footprints in our hearts.Listen to Across the Ages wherever you get podcasts!Follow Natalie on Twitter for more wildlife ecology, bats, nature & history!Follow Just the Zoo of Us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Discord!Cover photo: "Adriaen van de Venne's 1626 depiction of a dodo he claimed to have seen" via Wikipedia