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Extinct Great Auk, Illustration

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. It is not closely related to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later by Europeans and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk.

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Extinct Great Auk, Illustration

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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. It is not closely related to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later by Europeans and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk.

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19 CENTURY • 19TH CENTURY • 19TH • 19TH-CENTURY • ALCID • ANIMAL • ART • AUK • BIRD • BW • CENTURY • EXTINCT • EXTINCTION • FLIGHTLESS • GREAT • HISTORIC • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • IMPENNIS • NINETEENTH CENTURY • PINGUINUS • SPECIES • XIX CENTURY