On the island of Eggano.... there be Dodoes ?

In the 1920's researchers had found a little known entry in the diary of a 17th century ships captain, the entries are summarised below...

"The ship had stopped at Mauritius and had taken some dodoes on board for food and having reached the island of Eggano off Sumatra had gone ashore for water - as they lay at anchor some of the remaining birds had escaped and somehow get ashore."

A couple of expeditions (one German and one British) were in the area and were sent to investigate....

---oXo---

The dodoes frolic and chase each other in the interior of the island....

while others look after their nests.... 

---oXo---

A landing party from the German submarine U-69 has gone ashore to search for dodoes....  (this section from a game played recently - hunt the dodoes)

The landing party move inland ...

they disturb a small flock of birds ...

Aha, look ! two dodoes ....

they run after them and try and restrain them... its a struggle - the large birds wriggle and flap their wings

Finally as they have the first two secured, they spot another two and manage to catch-up with one

All three secured they move the dodoes back to the shore where they landed.  One group encounters a small komodo dragon, which they managed to skirt around ...

Another group encounters a large ape, which looks at them for a bit and wanders away ...

all back safely to the bluff above the shore; before they put them on the inflatables, they will have to make some cages.

The officer in charge is concerned that they may not be able to get them into the submarine - they may have to call up their support vessel S.S.Wittenland to transfer them aboard.

Alarmed by the presence of visitors to their island the natives move out from their village to investigate ....

---oXo---

Meanwhile on the other side of the island, the British geographical expedition to the area had also been ashore ...

The landing party capture two dodo's and just push off and get moving in their launch, when some natives arrive on the beach ...

the launch reaches HMS Winscombe, the precious cargo will taken on board ...