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The Last of Its Kind

The Last of Its Kind

Princeton University Press

ISBN: 9780691230986
Fecha de Publicación: 02/02/24

Precio:$27.95
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Descripción

The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. Gísli Pálsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great auks to bring to life a bygone age of Victorian scientific exploration while offering vital insights into the extinction of species.