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New Zealand: Kairuku, giant penguin, reconstructed from fossils
Ancient Kairuku penguin's skeleton has been reconstructed from fossils.
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Giant penguin new zealand

The emperor penguin named "Happy Feet" stands in his container aboard NIWA's research vessel Tangaroa, in Wellington, New Zealand. The ancient penguin would have been taller than any known living penguin.

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