The great auk : its extraordinary life, hideous death and mysterious afterlife
Birkhead, Tim2025
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Since 1950 more than 70% of the world's seabirds have been lost through human activity. The great auk was the first species to go. A goose-sized seabird superbly adapted for underwater flight, their lives were idyllic prior to the appearance of humans: three months ashore to breed, the rest of the time riding the ocean waves. This book details the life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction.
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London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2025.London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2025.
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288 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399415743 (hbk)
Dewey class:
598.33
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English
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BRN:
3016208