Going, going, gone - dodo bone up for sale in London

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Going, going, gone - dodo bone up for sale in London

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/going-going-gone-dodo-bone-sale-london-171659592.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ka5cncyhEwoDadCZTYIFCQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-03-27T171659Z_1_CBRE92Q1C0E00_RTROPTP_2_OUKOE-UK-DODO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A rare four-inch fragment of a femur bone of a dodo, a flightless bird which was hunted to extinction about 300 years ago, is seen before its sale in London" align="left" title="A rare four-inch fragment of a femur bone of a dodo, a flightless bird which was hunted to extinction about 300 years ago, is seen before its sale in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - A rare four-inch fragment of a dodo bone will go on sale in Britain in April, around 300 years after the flightless bird and icon of obsolescence was hunted to extinction. Auctioneers Christie's said on Wednesday it was hoping to raise as much as 15,000 pounds ($22,600) for the piece of a bird's femur. The last sale of dodo remains the auction house could find took place in London in 1934 - and it was expecting considerable interest from a highly specialised band of collectors and enthusiasts. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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