A fossilized partial skeleton of an ancient giant penguin has been described:
The remnants of an ancient penguin that stood as tall as a grown man have been found encased in rock on a beach in New Zealand.
Fossil hunters chanced upon the prehistoric bones in sedimentary rock that formed 55 to 60 million years ago on what is now Hampden beach in Otago on the country's south island.
Measurements of the partial skeleton show that the flightless bird weighed about 100 kilograms and had a body length of 1.77m (5ft 10in), equal to the average height of an American man. Emperor penguins, the tallest penguin species alive today, reach only 1.2m when fully grown.
[...] The pieces of the latest skeleton, including wing, spine, breast and leg bones, were first discovered more than a decade ago, but the rock holding the fossilised bones was so hard that it has taken until now for researchers to prepare and study the remains.
A Paleocene penguin from New Zealand substantiates multiple origins of gigantism in fossil Sphenisciformes (open, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01959-6) (DX)
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 13 2017, @03:18PM
I want to hear about the penguin-sized humans who loafed about in Canada!
(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 13 2017, @03:25PM (4 children)
(Score: 4, Funny) by c0lo on Wednesday December 13 2017, @03:46PM (2 children)
Yes, only fatter, at about 100kg.
The weight of a today's average American man, one could say.
(grin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 5, Funny) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday December 13 2017, @06:42PM (1 child)
Sooo....this one, then? [goo.gl]
(underrated movie, BTW, if you aren't familiar)
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Wednesday December 13 2017, @09:15PM
Yeap!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 3, Funny) by bob_super on Wednesday December 13 2017, @05:47PM
At 5'10", they were a full foot taller than DeVito.
Glad they didn't announce those before the movie was made, another actor playing the Penguin would have ruined this multi-Oscar masterpiece.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 13 2017, @04:04PM (6 children)
5'10" is hardly the size of a human, size of a manlet perhaps.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Taibhsear on Wednesday December 13 2017, @04:23PM (2 children)
Is that the term dudebros at the gym use when their fragile masculinity is feeling intimidated?
5'9" is the average male in US, 5'4" for women.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_average_human_height_worldwide [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Wednesday December 13 2017, @08:55PM (1 child)
5'9"... pathetic.
Glad that I'm one in a million... Literally... 6'11" (approx 2.1m)
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 14 2017, @04:09PM
Congratulations on winning the genetic height lottery. It's not like you did anything to accomplish such a feat so I'm not sure why you're looking down from that 6'11" high horse. Also: nobodycares.jpg
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday December 13 2017, @04:52PM (1 child)
5'10" *and* 100 kilograms could crush a child though.
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(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Thursday December 14 2017, @07:05AM
Why would you let a giant penguin babysit in the first place?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 13 2017, @06:04PM
I find this kind of comments entertaining after witnessing manlets beating the crap out people with double the mass.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 13 2017, @04:36PM (2 children)
Am I alone in wanting to give it a hug?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday December 13 2017, @04:57PM
It could be a good hug, but it might be the penguin species most likely to beat you up (if it still existed or was resurrected by geneticists).
How about mammoth [sciencemag.org] riding [theguardian.com]?
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(Score: 2) by istartedi on Wednesday December 13 2017, @08:42PM
Probably not; but I'm guessing its instincts would be to peck your eyes out.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 13 2017, @06:01PM
https://aggelosapokalipticos.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/linux-vs-microsoft.jpg [wordpress.com]
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday December 13 2017, @06:51PM
n/t
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by stretch611 on Wednesday December 13 2017, @08:50PM
Birdman!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Now with 5 covid vaccine shots/boosters altering my DNA :P
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 13 2017, @11:32PM
Giant... Penguins?
2018 confirmed as the year of the Linux Desktop!
(Score: 2) by Mykl on Thursday December 14 2017, @12:03AM
Sounds like these penguins might have become lost when trying to reach the Mountains of Madness [wikipedia.org].
Tekeli-li!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 14 2017, @09:11AM
"Science Reveals Kim Dotcom DNA Source"
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 14 2017, @02:49PM
I think it should be called the god emperor penguin.