Who Killed the Great Auk?

by Jeremy Gaskell

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Part scientific mystery, part cultural history, part intellectual archaeology, Who Killed the Great Auk? vividly tells the story of the extinction that helped launch the first conservation movement.
The Great Auk was a large, flightless bird with tiny wings and an enormous beak. Its clumsy, erect gait on land made it an easy target for sailors and landsmen alike, who hunted it for its ample flesh and soft down, and eagerly gathered its eggs...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0198564783

ISBN13:9780198564782

Release Date:March 2001

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:242 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

16th Century 17th Century Biological Sciences Birdwatching Conservation Endangered Species History & Philosophy Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Nature Nature & Ecology Science Science & Math Science & Scientists Science & Technology Zoology

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