The great auk and the history of extinction | The Royal Society
Human activity has eradicated hundreds of species, including the great auk (the penguin of the North). Now it is pushing orangutans to the brink, and putting hedgehogs, gorillas and many other species at immediate risk of extinction. What can we do to stop animals going extinct? ?
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#biology #animals #nature #extinction #climatechange
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The Royal Society is a Fellowship of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence.
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