The dodo bird

The dodo bird

There are a great many kinds of animals and birds in the wild .some have died out for ever; some are in danger .the dodo is one of the birds which is now extinct. The early Portuguese explorers were the first to see the dodo. They were  seeking a safe sea-route to  India and discovered the island of Mauritius half –way across the Indian ocean in 1598.They used this island to have their ships restocked with  water and food .so whenever European trading ships stopped at Mauritius ,the sailors went ashore and hunted these birds for food .How did the food taste ?one sailor wrote : ``We call them the disgusting birds because the longer their flesh is cooked ,

The great Titanic ship

The great ship Titanic  sailed for new York form Southampton on April 10^th, 1912.she was carrying 1316 passengers and a crew of 891.At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen water tight compartments. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.