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The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, 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 unrelated to the penguins of the Southern Hemisphere, which were named for their resemblance to this species.
Pictures Great auk: Pinguinus impennis: Northern Atlantic and western Mediterranean A sternum found in Madeira is the southernmost record of this species in the eastern Atlantic. [14] The species became extinct globally in 1852. [15]
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Pictures 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. [87]
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The great auk formerly bred on the Faroes, but became extinct throughout its range in the North Atlantic in the early 19th century due to human predation; the last Faroese record was on Stóra Dímun on 1 July 1808. The pied raven, a colour morph of the common raven, also occurred, but the last confirmed record was in 1902. Normal all-black ...
The structure depicted in the photo is Mount Rathcroghan, constructed using multiple layers of gravel and earth. It measures 89 meters in diameter and stands at an impressive height of nearly 6 ...
Pictures Great auk: Pinguinus impennis: Northern Atlantic and western Mediterranean A bone found in El Harhoura 2, Morocco was dated to 5050-3850 BCE. [62] This is the second southernmost record of this species in the eastern Atlantic, after another bone from Madeira. [63] The species became extinct globally in 1852. [64]