Who is Cosmo?

Growing awareness

By 2000, Patrice had become a family man, with two daughters and a son, and was increasingly concerned about the environment and biodiversity issues. Worried about his children’s future, he decided to create a character whose goal would be to support and stimulate young people in their reflection on the challenges that will face them in the future. Today’s children will be responsible for shaping tomorrow’s society.

But who could this character be?

Meeting the dodo bird

The author-illustrator began searching for an animal that would inspire him. He came upon a strange bird, the dodo, and the interesting name caught his attention. Knowing nothing about this animal, Patrice read up on it and discovered a fascinating and unique species, despite its tragic fate. Raphus cucullatus, commonly known as the dodo, disappeared from the face of the Earth approximately 300 years ago. This bird species could only be found on the island of Mauritius, an earthly paradise, and had no predators. The dodo survived unthreatened in its Garden of Eden for thousands of years. During this time, its wings gradually atrophied, transforming it into a flightless bird.

One day, sailors landed on Mauritius. A fearless species, the dodos rushed out to meet the humans. The famished men jumped at the opportunity to fill their bellies! The ship brought not only people, but dogs and rats as well, who devoured the eggs of the legendary bird. Within only one hundred years of the dodo country’s invasion, the species had become extinct.