Loose Parts by Dave Blazek for May 25, 2022

What a dodo.

… and the Passenger Pigeon has been in witness protection.

Did you see Jimmy Hoffa while you were there?

Are we sure it wasn’t a fake extinction for insurance fraud?

Jailbirds aren’t extinct.

Carolina Parakeets joined a monastery and became Monk Parakeets.

Great Auks became Mediocre Auks.

Ivory billed woodpeckers switch to plastic bills because it’s cheaper.

Bachman’s warblers went into overdrive and haven’t been seen since.

Dodos have been officially extinct for far more than 30 years, so where were you the rest of that time?