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[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours 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

[–] HereIAm@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours 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.

[–] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeah, not sure why Encyclopedia Britannica would not just omit the correct picture but also put in a link to another article for a completely different bird with a picture!

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago

What an appropriate username for a discussion of animals. Awesome.

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