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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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