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The Last of Its Kind: The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction
Gisli Palsson
The Last of Its Kind: The Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction
Gisli Palsson
Blending a richly evocative narrative with rare, unpublished material as well as insights from ornithology, anthropology, and Plsson's own North Atlantic travels, The Last of Its Kind reveals how the saga of the great auk opens a window onto the human causes of mass extinction.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) | 
| To be released | March 17, 2026 | 
| ISBN13 | 9780691231419 | 
| Publishers | Princeton University Press | 
| Pages | 328 | 
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 494 g (Weight (estimated)) | 
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