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|introduction={{quote| | |introduction={{quote|The name "penguin" was originally attributed to me. Now, that name has been inherited by the girls from PPP, as well as various other birds. Something like that has to make you happy, right? But I wonder what the name "penguin" is supposed to mean... I can't check? Why?|Great Auk's introduction}} | ||
'''Great Auk''' is a type of [[Friend]]. | '''Great Auk''' is a type of [[Friend]]. | ||
|appearance=She has long black hair with wing tufts on the sides of her hair and two white spots on the front fringe resembling the bird's face. She has small headwings and a ponytail tied together rather loosely by a white ribbon. Her eyes are deep purple. The ponytail resembles the bird's large beak. She wears a black turtleneck sweater on the sides, including the arms, with white on the front of the collar and shirt. She has a black tail, a white tutu, with leggings and strapped shoes in a very dark shade of brown. | |appearance=She has long black hair with wing tufts on the sides of her hair and two white spots on the front fringe resembling the bird's face. She has small headwings and a ponytail tied together rather loosely by a white ribbon. Her eyes are deep purple. The ponytail resembles the bird's large beak. She wears a black turtleneck sweater on the sides, including the arms, with white on the front of the collar and shirt. She has a black tail, a white tutu, with leggings and strapped shoes in a very dark shade of brown. | ||
|reallife=The Great Auk is an extinct species of bird. Despite its resemblance to a penguin, Great Auks have their own genus Pinguinus. Penguins were given their name due to their resemblance to Great Auks. The great auk used to inhabit North Atlantic coastal waters, as well as the coasts of Southern France, Italy and others among the Mediterranean Basin. The great auk was a particularly important as both a food source and cultural icon for the Native Americans. Both Native Americans and sailors hunted the great auk for its meat, eggs, and down feathers. Unfortunately, exploitative hunting practices lead to the species' overall extinction. | |reallife=[[File:Great Auk (Pinguinis impennis) specimen, Kelvingrove, Glasgow - geograph.org.uk - 1108249.jpg|left|thumb|250px|A Great Auk specimen and replica egg from the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.]] | ||
|trivia=* | The Great Auk is an extinct species of bird. Despite its resemblance to a penguin, Great Auks have their own genus Pinguinus. Penguins were given their name due to their resemblance to Great Auks. The great auk used to inhabit North Atlantic coastal waters, as well as the coasts of Southern France, Italy and others among the Mediterranean Basin. The great auk was a particularly important as both a food source and cultural icon for the Native Americans. Both Native Americans and sailors hunted the great auk for its meat, eggs, and down feathers. Unfortunately, exploitative hunting practices lead to the species' overall extinction. | ||
|trivia=*The great auk went extinct before any scientific recordings of its call were made. However, fishermen of the time described the sound as resembling a cough. | |||
|reference=# Cokinos, Christopher (2000). Hope is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-67749-3. | |reference=# Cokinos, Christopher (2000). Hope is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds. New York: Warner Books. ISBN 0-446-67749-3. | ||
# Crofford, Emily (1989). Gone Forever: The Great Auk. New York: Crestwood House. ISBN 0-89686-459-6. | # Crofford, Emily (1989). Gone Forever: The Great Auk. New York: Crestwood House. ISBN 0-89686-459-6. | ||