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Is a penguin really a penguin?
- nathanbrakeall
- Dec 11, 2015
- 1 min read
The word "penguin" used to refer Great Auks, which a now-extinct species. They inhabited the seas around eastern Canada. So, what was a penguin when a penguin wasn't a penguin?

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