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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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Bonnaterre, 1791. Wissenschaftlicher Name der Art. Pinguinus...
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Learn how the Great Auk, a flightless seabird once abundant in the north Atlantic, was hunted to extinction by sailors and fishermen in the 19th century. See historical accounts, taxidermy specimens and books from the Smithsonian exhibition "Once There Were Billions".
27. Nov. 2019 · By about 1850, the great auk was extinct; the last two known specimens were hunted down by fishermen on Eldey Island, off the coast of Iceland. The songbird obsession that became an extinction...
Vor 5 Tagen · Learn about the great auk, a large black-and-white bird that lived in the North Atlantic until 1844. Find out how it was hunted to extinction, what it looked like, and how it was related to other auks.
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4. Dez. 2019 · In 1844, members of a small expedition found two of the birds on an Icelandic island, strangled them and crushed their only egg. That was the last confirmed sighting. In this way, the great auk...
Learn about the flightless seabird that was driven to extinction by human greed in the nineteenth century. Discover how the Museum is using genetics and microstructure to investigate its breeding ecology and last specimen.
