Great Auk
Pinguinus impennis
Summary 2
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 unrelated 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.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Knoff, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pinguinus_impennis.jpeg
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinguinus_impennis
