No other animal is as inexorably linked with extinction as the dodo, an odd-looking flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean until the late 17th century.

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The dodo bird has been extinct since the 17th century. PA Images via Getty Images For investors, the “de-extinction” effort is only part of the appeal.

The dodo bird vanished more than 300 years ago, but its story still sparks curiosity. Native to just one island and wiped out in just a few decades, the dodo has become a symbol of extinction and ...

The flightless dodo went extinct in the seventeenth century. Biotech company Colossal Biosciences plans to resurrect it. Credit: Hart, F/Bridgeman Images ...