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Extinct Colossus Penguin Was Nearly 7 Feet Tall
(The largest penguin species alive today is the emperor penguin, measuring about 4 feet tall and weighing around 100 pounds.) Given the scientific name Palaeeudyptes klekowskii, this penguin ...
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The tale of the tall emperor penguin
For around 175 years, no one knew the story of the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) specimen, on display in Gallery One at the Natural History Museum in Tring. It was collected by British ...