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On the North American side, eider down initially was preferred, but once the eiders were nearly driven to extinction in the 1770s, down collectors switched to the great auk at the same time that hunting for food, fishing bait, and oil decreased. [50] [19]: 329 The great auk had disappeared from Funk Island by 1800.
Frederic A. Lucas in 1911. Frederic Augustus Lucas (March 25, 1852 – February 9, 1929) was a zoologist and taxidermist who served as a curator of the Brooklyn Museum and director of the American Museum of Natural History.
Sodus Center is a hamlet in the Town of Sodus, Wayne County, New York, United States It is located four miles (6 km) southeast of the Village of Sodus , at an elevation of 417 feet (127 m). The primary cross roads where the hamlet is located are Sodus Center Road (CR 241), Barclay Road and Main Street.
The great auk went extinct in the 1800s due to overhunting by humans for food. The last two known great auks lived on an island near Iceland and were clubbed to death by sailors. There have been no known sightings since. [95] The great auk has been identified as a good candidate for de-extinction by Revive and Restore, a non-profit organization.
Allan Wesley Eckert (January 30, 1931 – July 7, 2011) [1] was an American novelist and playwright who specialized in historical novels for adults and children, and was also a naturalist.
Sidney Center is a hamlet in Delaware County, New York, United States. The community is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) east-southeast of the village of Sidney . Sidney Center has a post office with ZIP code 13839, which opened on March 29, 1839.
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277 Park Avenue is an office building in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It stands on the east side of Park Avenue between East 47th and 48th Streets, and is 687 feet (209 m) tall, with 50 floors. [2] It is tied with two other buildings, 55 Water Street and 5 Beekman Street, as the 73rd tallest building in New York.