[DOC] [TLE] Great auk - Wikipedia [PAR] The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a flightless bird of the alcid family that 
became extinct in ... On 3 July 1844, the last two confirmed specimens were killed 
on Eldey, off the coast of Iceland, which ... The great auk was not closely related 
to the other extinct genera of flightless alcids, Mancalla, Praemancalla, and 
Alcodes. [DOC] [TLE] TIL the last of a 3 foot penguin-like animal were killed by Scottish ... [PAR] Dec 3, 2012 ... The last colony of Great Auks lived on Geirfuglasker (the "Great Auk Rock") off 
Iceland. .... will eventually make them extinct - so if you don't get your specimen 
now, ... will evolve into new forms but the species itself will eventually die out. .... 
The last birds where killed in Iceland in 1844 on the island of Eldey. [DOC] [TLE] THE GREAT AUK, PINGUINUS IMPENNIS (L ) IN GREENLAND [PAR] Auk This was probably the last Great Auk ever to be seen in Greenland The 
incident ... Auks, when two individuals were killed in 1844 by three Icelandic 
hunters on the island .... sites near Maniitsoq were from juvenile birds They did 
not conclude, ..... could be quite aggressive and defend itself by biting This 
observation is in... [DOC] [TLE] Animal Rights, Endangered Species and Human Survival [PAR] During the last of the great geological eras - the Pleistocene, or Ice Age, ... giant 
birds, some so big that they could not fly and, indeed, did not need to. ... In 
PETER SINGER (ed), In Defense of Animals, New York: Basil Blackwell, 1985, pp
. ... to have existed were killed on Eldey Island, off Iceland, in 1844 by an 
Icelandic. [DOC] [TLE] great-auk - the messybeast [PAR] They are always on the water, not being able to fly in the air, inasmuch as they 
have only ... It was the strongest and swiftest of the northern swimming and diving 
birds, almost ... An account from Iceland in 1824, 20 years before the last killing of 
great auks by ... Large colonies mean many beaks to defend against predators. [DOC] [TLE] Extinct Bird of the world - Scribd [PAR] [5] The Great Auk was not closely related to the other extinct genera of flightless 
alcids. ..... two last birds killed on Eldey in 1844 If you come for their Feathers you 
do not ... [39] A specimen was bought in 1971 by the Icelandic Museum of 
National ...... The nest itself was a large saucer-shaped structure. laying eggs and 
raising... [DOC] [TLE] Extinct Bird of the world - Scribd [PAR] [5] The Great Auk was not closely related to the other extinct genera of .... The 
Great Auk was generally an excellent swimmer, using its wings to propel itself 
underwater. .... last birds killed on Eldey in 1844 If you come for their Feathers 
you do not ... [39] A specimen was bought in 1971 by the Icelandic Museum of 
National... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Our vanishing wild life; its extermination and preservation" [PAR] I am now going to ask both the true sportsman and the people who do not kill wild 
... X PRRFA CR The great increase in the slaughter of song birds for food, by the 
..... place, the great auk was ex- terminated in 1840, and in Iceland in 1844. .... 
The last wild specimen (so we believe) that ever will reach the hands of man, was
... [DOC] [TLE] Elizabeth kolbert the sixth extinction by Ana Domingues - issuu [PAR] Feb 19, 2016 ... Amphibians are, after all, among the planet's great survivors. ...... Iceland enjoys 
the dubious distinction of being the bird's last known home, and .... enthusiasts 
that the very last known pair of auks was killed on Eldey in 1844. ...... K-T mass 
extinction was not the impact itself or even the immediate aftermath. [DOC] [TLE] History | the glyptodon | Page 3 - WordPress.com [PAR] Nov 29, 2011 ... The circular wall broke into two great segments of sheet iron which ... However

Question: This bird was not "great" at defending itself, & the last specimen was killed in Iceland in 1844
Answer: a (great) auk