Discussion
A tree species in Mauritius failed to reproduce because of the extinction of a fruit-eating bird. Which one of the following was that bird?
Answer: B
The dodo is the extinct bird in question.
The tambalacoque tree of Mauritius was said to need its seeds to pass through the dodo's gut before they would germinate, so no new trees grew after the bird was hunted out in the seventeenth century. The link is disputed, but the story is the standard illustration of coextinction.
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