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The last widely accepted sighting of a live dodo on Mauritius was in 1662.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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2 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that the last widely accepted sighting of a live dodo on Mauritius was in 1662?

Partly. A Natural History Museum page and Wikipedia both point to the 1662 Evertsz report as the last accepted sighting, while a peer-reviewed article gives 1681 and a standard extinction text treats 1662 and 1693 as competing dates. The sources partially support the 1662 date but do not settle that it is the last widely accepted sighting.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 2 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 2
The dodo bird: The real facts about this icon of extinction | Natural History Museum
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The dodo bird: The real facts about this icon of extinction | Natural History Museum. (n.d.). nhm.ac.uk. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-dodo-bird-the-real-facts-about-this-icon-of-extinction.html

Evidence against · 1
Dodo-Bird or Dressing Up the Pig and the Politics of Psychotherapy: A Reply to Vandenberghe and de Sousa (2005)
2006
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Joseph, C. (2006). Dodo-Bird or Dressing Up the Pig and the Politics of Psychotherapy: A Reply to Vandenberghe and de Sousa (2005). eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ804012

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Dodo
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Dodo. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo

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