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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
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Lion (panthera leo)
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Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
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Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
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turkey vulture. vulture. Close-up of a head and beak of a Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura).
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Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).
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Hungry Pelican waiting to be fed, beak open, Australia
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Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.
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animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
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Spider monkey swinging in a tree. (primate, jungle animal)
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Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden
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Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
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Close-up of ostriches (Struthio camelus) necks and heads; location unknown.
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Colorful winter sunset
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Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
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Four year old boy with grandfather and father lighting Hanukkah menorah. Photo taken on: December 21st, 2009
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great auk: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk. Nov 28, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Great Auk. Oct 17, 2024
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Why the Great Auk Is Gone for Good. Sep 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Searchable Ornithological Research Archive - Breeding Ecology and Extinction of The Great Auk (Pinguinus Impennis): Anecdoctal Evidence and Conjectures. May 17, 2024
Add new Web site: Trinity College Digital Repository - The Great Auk: Impact and Legacy. Apr 04, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Demographic reconstruction from ancient DNA supports rapid extinction of the great auk. Jan 12, 2024
Add new Web site: British Trust for Ornithology - Great Auk. Nov 29, 2023
Add new Web site: ALKA Wildlife - Great Auk. Oct 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - The Great Auk (Pinguinus Impennis) In the Netherlands During the Roman Period. Jul 28, 2023
Media added. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: Oiseaux-Birds - Great Auk. Jun 10, 2023
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Pinguinus impennis. Jan 19, 2023
Replaced media. Jul 03, 2019
Added photograph. Aug 17, 2009
Article revised and updated. Jun 09, 2006
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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