I thought it was the albatross but we looked it up and they are endangered but not extincted. It might have had a bigger wingspan than an albatross but I can't think of the name.
2007-06-13 04:43:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The Great Auk.
2007-06-13 10:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by tanilioness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Auk did not have a huge wingspan - it was about the size of a small penguin and flightless. There are various species of albatross, those with the greatest wingspan are the wandering, amsterdam and royal albatrosses. All are endangered but not extinct.
2007-06-13 21:00:45 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The South American teratoron ( Argentavis magnificens), which existed 6-8 million years ago, had an estimated wingspan of 25 feet.
That was all I could find, and I'm sure you were probably looking for something closer to recent times.
2007-06-13 12:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋