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Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

10,000 Birds

One part of this question can be answered with some very interesting recent research. If you’d like a two page (one sheet, duplex) handout for your class, download THIS PDF FILE. Fossils of a giant extinct penguin, Inkayacu paracasensis were found a while back in Peru. The fossils were very well preserved and included feathers.

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