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Christmas Animals (mander.xyz)
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[–] 29 points 10 months ago* (6 children)

The penguins we know today are not actual penguins. They are named after the real penguins which were prevalent in the northern hemisphere but which humans drove to extinction.

Edit: the Great Auk

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  • [–] 8 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    I don't know if the page looks the same to others, but the bird that's pictured under that fact is not a great auk, they really do look like penguins.

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