A gentle, flightless seabird, it once thrived on the windswept islands of the North Atlantic, but it was hunted for its meat, collectable eggs, feathers and oil, and its population declined rapidly in the 19th century.
这种温顺、不会飞的海鸟曾在北大西洋的多风岛屿上繁衍生息,但由于人类猎杀其肉、收
其蛋、获取羽毛和油脂,它的数量在 19 世纪迅速减少。