The great auk its extraordinary life, hideous death and mysterious afterlife

"The great auk was a flightless, goose-sized bird superbly adapted for life at sea. Fat, flush with feathers and easy to capture, thebirds were in trouble whenever sailors visited their once-remote breeding colonies. Places like Funk Island, off north-east Newfoundland, became scenes of unimaginable...

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Main Author:	Birkhead, Tim (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2025.
Subjects:	Great auk. Extinct birds. Collectors and collecting > Moral and ethical aspects.
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