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Labrador Duck statue

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The Labrador Duck, which became extinct in 1875, can be found at the Hintz Family Alumni Center at Penn State University Park. 

Carolina Parakeet statue

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A flash of yellow and emerald green, the Carolina Parakeet was called “puzzi la née” (head of yellow) by the Seminole tribe. It can be found at The Arboretum at Penn State on the University Park campus.

Great Auk statue

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The great auk, which was a large flightless seabird found in the North Atlantic Ocean, can be found at the Penn State Altoona Reflecting Pond.

Passenger Pigeon statue

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The passenger pigeon — once considered the most abundant bird on earth — can be seen at Shaver's Creek Environmental Center.

Penn State Altoona's Alexis Cannistraci and the women's basketball team

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Penn State Altoona senior forward Alexis Cannistraci was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Co-Preseason Player of the Year and the women’s basketball team was voted into fourth place in the conference’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll.