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On June 3, 1844, the last known pair of Great Auks was killed on a small island off Iceland, a magnificent species of flightless bird resembling but not related to Penguins, 30 to 33 inches tall but with tiny six-inch wings.
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Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On June 3, 1844, the last known pair of Great Auks was killed on a small island off Iceland, a magnificent species of flightless bird resembling but not related to Penguins, 30 to 33 inches tall but with tiny six-inch wings.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-what-is-the-next-extinction
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alca_impennis_hharder.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Auk_Thomas_Bewick_1804.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iceland._LOC_89693277.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rice%27s_whale_close_to_surfaec.jpg
The image by MADe at Dutch Wikipedia available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grote_alk_-KBIN-.jpg is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 Generic license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0/deed.en
The image by Bernard DUPONT available at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Rhino_(Diceros_bicornis_bicornis)_browsing_....webm is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
The image by Mangostar available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guaiacum_sanctum.jpg is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
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