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[[File:AC Rogue - Northwest Passage.jpg|thumb|250px|Shay observing a shipwreck with great auks nearby]] | [[File:AC Rogue - Northwest Passage.jpg|thumb|250px|Shay observing a shipwreck with great auks nearby]] | ||
'''Great auks''' were a flightless bird that could be found in the [[Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic|North Atlantic]] prior to their becoming extinct. They often gathered in flocks on rocky beaches and flee into the water when approached. | '''Great auks''' were a flightless bird that could be found in the [[Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic|North Atlantic]] prior to their becoming extinct. It was the only modern species in the genus '''Pinguinus'''. It is unrelated to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk. They often gathered in flocks on rocky beaches and flee into the water when approached. | ||
The [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] frequently encountered them when exploring islands in the North Atlantic. | The [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] frequently encountered them when exploring islands in the North Atlantic. | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 7 September 2017
Great auks were a flightless bird that could be found in the North Atlantic prior to their becoming extinct. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is unrelated to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later and so named by sailors because of their physical resemblance to the great auk. They often gathered in flocks on rocky beaches and flee into the water when approached.
The Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac frequently encountered them when exploring islands in the North Atlantic.