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The Mauritius ClipArt gallery includes 10 images from the island nation 1,200 miles off the southeast coast of Africa.

Mauritius was the home of the now extinct dodo bird. The last bird was killed in 1681.

Dodo

Mauritius was the home of the now extinct dodo bird. The last bird was killed in 1681.

Mauritius was the home of the now extinct dodo bird. The last bird was killed in 1681.

Dodo

Mauritius was the home of the now extinct dodo bird. The last bird was killed in 1681.

The dodo, once a native of Mauritius. It was hunted to extinction by European sailors.

Dodo

The dodo, once a native of Mauritius. It was hunted to extinction by European sailors.

The Dodo, indigenous to Mauritius, should be placed in the first rank of extinct birds. "It was observed by Vasco de Gama, who visited this island in 1497. At the end of the seventeenth century some of them still existed."

The Dodo

The Dodo, indigenous to Mauritius, should be placed in the first rank of extinct birds. "It was observed…

Illustration of a dodo bird skeleton. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about 20 kilograms (44 lb), living on fruit and nesting on the ground.

Dodo Skeleton

Illustration of a dodo bird skeleton. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird endemic to…

Color flag of Mauritius. Four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green.

Flag of Mauritius, 2009

Color flag of Mauritius. Four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green.

Black and white outline flag of Mauritius. Four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green

Flag of Mauritius, 2009

Black and white outline flag of Mauritius. Four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and…

The extinct crested parrot of Mauritius.

Crested Parrot of Mauitius

The extinct crested parrot of Mauritius.

Mauritius Stamp (16 cents) from 1885

Mauritius, 16 Cents Stamp, 1885

Mauritius Stamp (16 cents) from 1885

Mauritius Stamp (25 cents) from 1880

Mauritius, Twenty Five Cents Stamp, 1880

Mauritius Stamp (25 cents) from 1880