Incredibly sad, and unfortunately I think history will repeat itself in your lifetime. You told the history of this special bird very well indeed, you have great skills as an orator.
Ekbal Hussain apparently the last breeding pair was discovered incubating an egg and two men were sent to collect them so the last two were strangled while the egg was stepped on
Nice video! Sadly the great auk is another depressing commentary of how humans ruin everything!! What is really sad is there demise sounded totally intentional.
Scientists estimate that 150-200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct every 24 hours. Even if they are incredibly wrong and it's only one per hour it still means that the extinction of this specific birdy is nothing out of the ordinary. Some species are more important, sure, because they keep in control other species that would otherwise spread too much and damage certain areas, or they help other species multiply or breed, but in this case it doesn't look like they were all that important. My biggest dream is that one day the human species disappears, the planet would be so much better off without us :D
Great video. However, the thick-billed murre is sitting in the picture, so obviously it looks shorter than the great auk! :) please revise this inaccuracy.
The image has been expanded to show on the scale that the average height of the thick-billed murre is around 45cm compared to the great auk which stood at 70cm. Unfortunately I didn't have a nice image of a standing thick-billed murre to use to show it a little better, sorry if this is confusing! Thanks for your comment :)
Hang on, they’re from Europe and North America? Oh dang, I thought they were from New Zealand lol. Doesn’t matter, in vain such a beautiful animal gone for nearly 180 years. I really hope someday, they are cloned. And how dare those poachers killed this kind of precious bird.
A true shame. They were also called penguins and 'Garefowl', but were not related to penguins. Maybe they can be brought back to life through cloning?
Incredibly sad, and unfortunately I think history will repeat itself in your lifetime. You told the history of this special bird very well indeed, you have great skills as an orator.
I read that a man and his wife shot a male and female auk in 1844 in Iceland and those two were the last ones
nice video. what happened to the necklace?
ahh that's so sad. :(
I do agree that's it's the greatest irony that science gave the final punch in the face :(
Ekbal Hussain apparently the last breeding pair was discovered incubating an egg and two men were sent to collect them so the last two were strangled while the egg was stepped on
Great video! :D
Thank you! :)
I feel so bad for the great auks😞
You comment 5 moths later lol
creature countdown -velociraptor lizard are awesone
1:03 Sorry! I just had to point this out, it’s pronounced Neew-found-lande! (Or try saying Newfinlend super fast!)
Nice video!
Sadly the great auk is another depressing commentary of how humans ruin everything!! What is really sad is there demise sounded totally intentional.
holy crap the last great auk egg was squished by a boot!
Scientists estimate that 150-200 species of plant, insect, bird and mammal become extinct every 24 hours. Even if they are incredibly wrong and it's only one per hour it still means that the extinction of this specific birdy is nothing out of the ordinary. Some species are more important, sure, because they keep in control other species that would otherwise spread too much and damage certain areas, or they help other species multiply or breed, but in this case it doesn't look like they were all that important. My biggest dream is that one day the human species disappears, the planet would be so much better off without us :D
Great video. However, the thick-billed murre is sitting in the picture, so obviously it looks shorter than the great auk! :) please revise this inaccuracy.
The image has been expanded to show on the scale that the average height of the thick-billed murre is around 45cm compared to the great auk which stood at 70cm. Unfortunately I didn't have a nice image of a standing thick-billed murre to use to show it a little better, sorry if this is confusing! Thanks for your comment :)
pinguim bonito
The last great auks died in 1844
*Forget the Mammoth let's bring these things back instead!*
Hang on, they’re from Europe and North America? Oh dang, I thought they were from New Zealand lol. Doesn’t matter, in vain such a beautiful animal gone for nearly 180 years. I really hope someday, they are cloned. And how dare those poachers killed this kind of precious bird.
Bill Gates approves -__-