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Tim Birkhead on great auks and their extraordinary story of evolution, exploitation and de-extinction across the years ...

Also known as the ‘Penguin of the North’, the Great Auk was a large, flightless bird. Not only is it extinct in Britain, but also right across the world. Great Auks were easy targets for ...

Genetic research is targeting yet another extinct species, the once colossal seabird, the great auk. DNA sequencing should allow researchers to reintroduce the species into its native habitats.

The Colossal Company ‘is the de-extinction company.’ They are financing much of the work and their aim really is to bring back cold-loving, long-haired elephants to the Siberian steppe. Call them ...

Pictured below is the last remaining specimen of a British great auk, a flightless seabird driven to extinction in the nineteenth century. It is a lesson in what can happen to an ocean-dwelling ...

Objects considered prime targets included a greak auk, dodo and solitaire (another extinct bird). The great auk In response to the Trustees' initiative, the Keeper of Zoology wrote: 'It appears to me ...

Natural Histories How genome editing could bring back the great auk Viscount Matt Ridley discusses the technological potential to bring back extinct species 8 mins ...

Colossal Biosciences has revealed three genetically engineered wolf pups resembling the extinct dire wolf, using CRISPR and ancient DNA. Named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, these pups were born ...