2♦ · Dodo · Earth · The Grounded
Dodo
Mauritius · National symbol (extinct; on the coat of arms)
Cherish what's here now.
The Wake-Up Call
Power · Body
38
Instinct · Mind
16
Resilience · Spirit
1
The message
The Dodo lived safely on Mauritius until people arrived, and within a century it was gone. It became the world's best-known symbol of extinction. Do not wait to value what you have. Cherish it while it is here.
Ask yourself
What am I taking for granted that I would miss terribly?
The animal
The dodo was a large, flightless relative of pigeons, with no fear of people because it had never faced predators.
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About the animal
- Scientific name
- Raphus cucullatus
- Country
- Mauritius
- Status
- National symbol (extinct; on the coat of arms)
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- True story
- Gone within a century of people arriving: the deck's reminder of what we can lose.
- In the game
- Underdog: this 2 topples any Ace or royal it meets.
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