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The Great Auk meets Victorian explorers, and zombie ponds
Listen to the episodeAn account of the Great Auk, a goose-sized seabird that became the favoured food of sailors and hunters until the last two were killed in 1844, after which it became an obsession for collectors who competed for the last remaining skins, eggs and skeletons.
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