[The Past and present of La Salle County, Illinois : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of La Salle County, history of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc, etc..
The great auk was 75 to 85 centimetres (30 to 33 in) tall and weighed around 5 kilograms (11 lb) The size of a medium penguin, it lived in the open ocean except for when it waddled ashore for breeding on just a few islands.
Cave Lion: one of the largest lions ever (extinct ... Great Auk: largest of all auks (extinct since 1844... Aurochs: a very large type of cattle (extinct sinc... Caspian Tiger: the third largest (extinct since 19... Irish Deer: the largest deer that ever lived (exti... Steller's Sea Cow: the defenseless beast (extinct ...