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Giant Penguins Once Roamed Peru

Posted by kdawson on from the not-cute-like-tux dept.

Douglas Roberts points out as "obvious Linux fodder" the coverage of a study just published in PNAS claiming that, on fossil evidence, giant penguins once stalked the plains of Peru. One species goes back over 40 million years and its members were as large as modern king penguins. They were warm adapted. Members of another species, 30 million years ago, stood 5 feet high and made their living spearfishing with their 1-foot beaks. Here's an artist's impression.

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  1. Re:Giant Ancient Penguins are Linux fodder? by Cozminsky · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yep, this was neither humorous or linux related. Not saying it wasn't slashdot worthy, but please.

  2. Re:Speaking of funny... by nschubach · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I say we replace CO2 emissions with Hydrochloric Acid emissions and see how the economy reacts.

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  3. Miskatonic University's Paebody Expedition... by Volatile_Memory · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...found the blind, albino relatives of these critters at the Mountains of Madness in the 1920's. I thought this was common knowledge.

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