Auk-tober surprise: Cincinnati Museum Center proves it has world's last female auk Cincinnati took custody of a great auk in 1974. A new DNA test proves it's one of the last survivors of the seabird species.

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Fate of the last female great auk is finally solved DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct bird’s remains to a museum in Ohio

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It's a match!

An ornithological mystery 180 years in the making has finally been solved, as the skin of the final (reliably known) female Great Auk has been recovered from the Natural History Museum of Cincinnati! 🌍🧪👇
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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!

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