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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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An auk or alcid is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order...
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The great auk was a large bird, that could not fly. People...
- Auk - Wikipedia
An auk or alcid is a bird of the family Alcidae in the order Charadriiformes. The alcid family includes the murres, guillemots, auklets, puffins, and murrelets. The family contains 25 extant or recently extinct species that are divided into 11 genera.
Arau-gigante ou alca-gigante ( nome científico: Pinguinus impennis) é uma espécie extinta de ave da família dos alcídeos que vivia no Atlântico Norte. Seu território original compreendia uma vasta região do Canadá a Noruega, incluindo a Islândia, ilhas Britânicas, França e norte da Espanha.
17 de mai. de 2024 · 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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Extinction reconstruction with ancient DNA reveals humans were responsible for the demise of the giant, flightless great auk.
10 de jul. de 2014 · 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, illustrations and specimens of this vanished bird at the Smithsonian exhibition.
The great auk was a large bird, that could not fly. People hunted it for meat and feathers. It grew rare, because it was too easy to kill, and the ones left could not breed fast enough to make up for the lost ones. The last known great auks (there were two auks) were killed on June 3, 1844 in Iceland. It lived mostly in the water ...
