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'It was clearly a human assault on the species': The fate of the great auk
Great auks (Pinguinus impennis) were large flightless birds that thrived on rocky islands in the North Atlantic for thousands ...
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From dire wolves to giant bears: Meet the North American animals of the ice age
These giant woolly pachyderms were still wandering ... But other, more plucky animals managed to hold on a bit longer. The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) was a bird that dominated the North ...