Aldabra Rail: Resurrected twice from extinction, this bird a rare case of double evolution

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: February 09 2024

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Evidence of the existence of the Aldabra Rail from Aldabra Atoll has been recovered, which was inhabiting an atoll located near the North Central Ocean long before the crack.
It is known as the Aldabra Rail, which has come alive after being briefly extinct twice.
The Aldabra Rail is a wingless bird and is about the size of a hen.
It is the only surviving wingless bird in the Indian Ocean.
It originated after the Aldabra Rail was twice extinct, making it a unique bird to evolve twice.
The study was released in 2019 and examined mineral records in Aldabra in addition to rails.

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Aldabra Rail: Resurrected twice from extinction, this bird a rare case of double evolution