In 1505, Portuguese explorers discovered the island of Mauritius and the 50 lb flightless birds of my family which supplemented their food stores. Imported pigs, monkeys and rats fed on our eggs in our ground nests. I am extinct now :( , The last one from my specie was reported to have died in 1681. I am:

The Dodo was a flightless bird native to Mauritius that weighed around 50 pounds. Portuguese sailors discovered the island in 1505, and the birds became an easy food source. Introduced species like pigs, monkeys, and rats preyed on their ground nests. The last confirmed Dodo died in 1681, making them an early example of human-caused extinction.