An auction of a skeleton for an extinct bird may cost up to $ 760,000

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In an auction that may seem a bit strange, as it is due to be sold at the Christie's auction hall in London today, the skeleton of the extinct dodo is expected to reach 760,000 American homes, due to its scarcity since it was extinct since the 16th century.

The Dodo structure dates back to the 19th century and is made up of dodo bones found in a house on the island of Mauritius near the Indian Ocean.

The famous dodo, which could not fly in 1662, became extinct after seafarers and invaders arrived on their remote island, and those bones were carefully guarded.

Christie's officials said today's auction of the Dodo bones would start at about 400,000 pounds sterling, equivalent to 500,000 US dollars, and the auction could reach $ 760,000.

The dodo group became popular in the latter half of the 19th century, following the public interest of Charles Darwin's publication of the origin of species and types of Lewis Carroll birds that appeared in Alice in Wonderland.

Scientists, coin collectors and antiques have traveled to the already extinct island of Mauritius, which lies east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean to search for its remains. A large part of the dodo bones were found on the south-eastern tip.

Only 26 companies around the world have the remains of the dodo in their collections. In 2016, another 280,000-pound dodo structure is sold, which is equivalent to 355,000 in one auction.

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