Sentences with phrase «big flightless»

If scientists could find a lot more dodo DNA, they might be able to identify the genetic variations that turned the ancestors of dodos — small, flying pigeons — into big flightless birds.

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See the biggest marine iguanas mingling with sally - lightfoot crabs, as well as flightless cormorants nesting sites, Galapagos penguins and the «King» of predators on the islands, the Galapagos hawk.

Leading a prominently solitary existence, this regal, flightless big bird roams the rainforest and coast of Tropical North Queensland but is so elusive that often the only sign that they truly exist, is literally, a sign.