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A dodo’s guide to extinction
A few hundred years ago, extinction as a concept made no sense to anyone. But then fossil finds and advances in geology showed that it's part of life, and a statistical certainty - even for human beings.
This animation is from Episode 3 of Dara O Briain's Science Club on BBC Two.
Voiced by Helen McCrory, animated by 12Foot6.
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