The Last of Its Kind by Gisli Palsson

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/62296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last of Its Kind Author: Gisli Palsson Narrator: Paul Woodson Format: mp3 Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins Release date: 07-09-24 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Outdoors & Nature Publisher's Summary: The great auk is one of the most tragic and documented examples of extinction. A flightless bird that bred primarily on the remote islands of the North Atlantic, the last of its kind were killed in Iceland in 1844. Gisli Pálsson draws on firsthand accounts from the Icelanders who hunted the last great auks to bring to life a bygone age of Victorian scientific exploration while offering vital insights into the extinction of species.