Extinction of the Great Auk. The original penguins are EXTINCT?!?

Penguins are extinct! The Penguin, aka the great auk, is an amazing bird that is now extinct, though not closely related to southern penguins, the great auk is the original penguin and an amazing animal!
On this episode of Animal Analysis: The Great Auk! also known as the Penguin!
Great Auks, the original penguins, are not closely related to southern hemisphere penguins. Instead, they are auks, which are closely related to shorebirds such as gulls, terns, sandpipers, and plovers. Great Auks also lived in the Arctic, so when European explorers discovered birds that looked similar to what they knew as penguins in the southern hemisphere, they named them after the great auk. However, any similarities between the great auk and southern hemisphere penguins are due to convergent evolution.
Humans hunted the great auk to extinction for its feathers, meat, eggs, and skins, which is why no penguins are left in the Arctic.
Animal Analysis dives into the life history of different animal species, their geographic ranges, diets, how they breed, and the phylogenetic trees of their closest relatives.
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[@NarutoUzumaki-sb3np]

Awesome birds, sad we'll never see them alive...

[@SenDrevScience]

Yeah, wish they were still around. But who knows, maybe we'll end up bringing them back via cloning?

[@TheDragonfriday]

Increase your voice it hard to hear you even with earphone im having hard time to hear you

[@SenDrevScience]

Thanks for the input, ill make sure to make it louder in edit. Thanks for the tip!

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@@SenDrevScience your welcome