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  1. Vor 6 Tagen · Great auk, flightless seabird extinct since 1844. It belonged to the family Alcidae (order Charadriiformes) and bred in colonies on rocky islands off North Atlantic coasts. Utterly defenseless, great auks were killed by rapacious hunters for food and bait.

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      Also known as: alcid, auk family. Written and fact-checked...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Great_aukGreat auk - Wikipedia

    The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus.

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    • †Pinguinus, Bonnaterre, 1791
  3. 28. Feb. 2019 · How much do you know about the Great Auk? Discover ten essential Great Auk facts about the penguin-like bird that went extinct in the 19th century.

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  4. The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is not closely related to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later by Europeans and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk.

  5. 6. Nov. 2015 · At nearly three feet tall and weighing ten pounds, the Great Auk was the bulkiest member of its family of seabirds. But, despite its name, it wasn’t the largest of all time. Between 8.7 and 4.9...

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  6. On July 3, 1844, fishermen killed the last confirmed pair of great auks ( Pinguinus impennis) at Eldey Island, Iceland. The great auk, was a large flightless bird native to the North Atlantic. It once had a population in the millions.

  7. 4. Dez. 2019 · Like the passenger pigeon and the moa, the great auk was driven to extinction by human activity, a new study found. The Natural History Museum, London/Science Source. By Cara Giaimo. Dec. 4,...