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Last of its kind dodo relative spotted in a remote Samoan rainforest

Samoa Nic Rawlence SCs Colossal Biosciences Live Science
Photo of a the exterior of a building on which is a mural of a large bird as viewed from the side. Above the bird it says, "PAASAO LE MANUMEA.".

One of the closest living relatives of the dodo has been spotted multiple times in Samoa — raising hopes that this critically endangered creature can be saved from the brink of extinction.

The Samoa Conservation Society's (SCS) latest field survey, which took place from Oct. 17-Nov. 13, reported five sightings of the manumea (Didunculus strigirostris). Previous surveys only yielded a single sighting, if any. The last photograph of the cryptic species in the wild was taken in 2013.

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