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Vor 2 Tagen · ("Great Auk") A single An-26 aircraft converted to a Kaira test airframe for the development of airborne Laser guided systems. An-26K Kaplya ("Drop" [of liquid]) After completion of the laser designator trials the An-26K Kaira was retrofitted to search or optically guided weapons as the navigation systems.
Vor einem Tag · This runestone is one of the Lingsberg Runestones and was part of a paired monument with U 240. It is located on the courtyard of the estate Lingsberg in Uppland. It was raised by the grandchildren of Ulfríkr in commemoration of his receiving two danegelds in England. It is carved in runestone style Pr3. n.
Vor 3 Tagen · Great auk: Pinguinus impennis: Northern Atlantic and western Mediterranean Sea Originally hunted for its feathers, meat, fat, and oil; as it grew rare, also to supply collectionists. The last pair on the eastern Atlantic was killed on Eldey Island, off Iceland in 1844.
Vor 4 Tagen · The carving is listed as a penguin on the label accompanying the display. However it is difficult to see the outline of a Great Auk, Alca impennis (the only northern hemisphere penguin of the time, now extinct), in the image on the spear straightener. The carving looks to be of a raptor, with broad wings and their typical curved beak. My thanks ...
Vor 4 Tagen · The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a flightless bird that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus (unrelated with penguins, although it was the first bird to be called penguin). It’s believed that the great auk died off due to climate change and rampant hunting.
Vor 4 Tagen · Omu’s JournalThe Great Auk. May 21, 2024. Editorial. By Tom ElderUintah Trails Working Group In the year 1858, two British ornithologists, John Wolley and Alfred Newton, set out for Iceland to collect specimens….
Vor 4 Tagen · Omu’s JournalThe Great Auk. Omu’s JournalThe Great Auk. May 21, 2024; Editorial; By Tom ElderUintah Trails Working Group In the year 1858, two British ornithologists, John Wolley and Alfred Newton, set out for Iceland to collect speci ...
