Pinguinus impennis, great auk
1 of 6 shots of Dr Leach's 139 great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held at the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century
Picture No
10714947
Media ID
47623184
Size
2100px x 2784px
(2.2MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
