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Chenalopex impennis, Print, The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is an extinct 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 and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk., 1700-1880.

Chenalopex impennis, Print, The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is an extinct 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 and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk., 1700-1880.
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Caption: Chenalopex impennis, Print, The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is an extinct 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 and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk., 1700-1880
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Image size: 3425 × 4588 px | 45.0 MB
Print size: 29.0 × 38.8 cm | 1348.4 × 1806.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1700-1880 • BIRDS NOW • CHENALOPEX IMPENNIS • CLOSELY RELATED • DISCOVERED LATER • EXTINCT SPECIES • EXTINCT • FLIGHTLESS ALCID • GENUS PINGUINUS • GREAT AUK • MID-19TH CENTURY • MODERN SPECIES • PENGUINS • PHYSICAL RESEMBLANCE • PINGUINUS IMPENNIS • PRINT • SAILORS