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  1. Speedy Evolution Seen In Extinct Island Dwelling Rēkohu Shelduck

    "On a remote island, a duck arrived hundreds of thousands of years ago and quickly evolved into a sturdier, more terrestrial bird with shortened wings and elongated legs"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #evolution #extinct #fossils #birds #ornithology #flightlessness forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  2. Speedy Evolution Seen In Extinct Island Dwelling Rēkohu Shelduck

    "On a remote island, a duck arrived hundreds of thousands of years ago and quickly evolved into a sturdier, more terrestrial bird with shortened wings and elongated legs"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #evolution #extinct #fossils #birds #ornithology #flightlessness forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  3. Speedy Evolution Seen In Extinct Island Dwelling Rēkohu Shelduck

    "On a remote island, a duck arrived hundreds of thousands of years ago and quickly evolved into a sturdier, more terrestrial bird with shortened wings and elongated legs"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #evolution #extinct #fossils #birds #ornithology #flightlessness forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  4. Speedy Evolution Seen In Extinct Island Dwelling Rēkohu Shelduck

    "On a remote island, a duck arrived hundreds of thousands of years ago and quickly evolved into a sturdier, more terrestrial bird with shortened wings and elongated legs"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #evolution #extinct #fossils #birds #ornithology #flightlessness forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  5. Speedy Evolution Seen In Extinct Island Dwelling Rēkohu Shelduck

    "On a remote island, a duck arrived hundreds of thousands of years ago and quickly evolved into a sturdier, more terrestrial bird with shortened wings and elongated legs"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #evolution #extinct #fossils #birds #ornithology #flightlessness forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist

  6. #FossilAdventCalendar Day 7

    This #bird #skeleton is from #Newfoundland, but it's displayed in #Reykjavik's #Safnahúsið, because it was in #Iceland 🇮🇸 that the great #auk (Pinguinus impennis) last lived. Its black and white #feathers, #flightlessness, and ability to swim make it look like a #penguin, but #auks are really #puffin relatives. Driven to #extinction only in 1844, it's become a cautionary tale in #conservation #biology and an illustration of the impact our species has on #biodiversity.

  7. #FossilAdventCalendar Day 7

    This #bird #skeleton is from #Newfoundland, but it's displayed in #Reykjavik's #Safnahúsið, because it was in #Iceland 🇮🇸 that the great #auk (Pinguinus impennis) last lived. Its black and white #feathers, #flightlessness, and ability to swim make it look like a #penguin, but #auks are really #puffin relatives. Driven to #extinction only in 1844, it's become a cautionary tale in #conservation #biology and an illustration of the impact our species has on #biodiversity.

  8. #FossilAdventCalendar Day 7

    This #bird #skeleton is from #Newfoundland, but it's displayed in #Reykjavik's #Safnahúsið, because it was in #Iceland 🇮🇸 that the great #auk (Pinguinus impennis) last lived. Its black and white #feathers, #flightlessness, and ability to swim make it look like a #penguin, but #auks are really #puffin relatives. Driven to #extinction only in 1844, it's become a cautionary tale in #conservation #biology and an illustration of the impact our species has on #biodiversity.

  9. #FossilAdventCalendar Day 7

    This #bird #skeleton is from #Newfoundland, but it's displayed in #Reykjavik's #Safnahúsið, because it was in #Iceland 🇮🇸 that the great #auk (Pinguinus impennis) last lived. Its black and white #feathers, #flightlessness, and ability to swim make it look like a #penguin, but #auks are really #puffin relatives. Driven to #extinction only in 1844, it's become a cautionary tale in #conservation #biology and an illustration of the impact our species has on #biodiversity.

  10. #FossilAdventCalendar Day 7

    This #bird #skeleton is from #Newfoundland, but it's displayed in #Reykjavik's #Safnahúsið, because it was in #Iceland 🇮🇸 that the great #auk (Pinguinus impennis) last lived. Its black and white #feathers, #flightlessness, and ability to swim make it look like a #penguin, but #auks are really #puffin relatives. Driven to #extinction only in 1844, it's become a cautionary tale in #conservation #biology and an illustration of the impact our species has on #biodiversity.