The hunt for the last great auks: ancient DNA resolves a 180-year-old mystery

Overview of attention for article published in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, September 2025

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RP @aukwardjess90.bsky.social: In 2017, we discovered the whereabouts of the last known male #greatauk 👉 tinyurl.com/3nc8s74x Now we’ve confirmed where the last female resides… Spoiler: she’s at @cincymuseum.bsky.social! Read the full story here 👉 aca…

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