Remains of Six-Foot-Tall Penguin Found In Antarctica

[scottobear]

http://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/sci/remains-sixfoottall-penguin-antarctica.html

Scientists found the remains of the Palaeeudyptes klekowskii species of penguin on Seymour Island, off the coast of Antarctica, and published their findings in ScienceDirect. The ancient species once stood about 6.6 feet tall, dwarfing the emperor penguin, which is the biggest species today, and only reaches about 4 feet tall. The fossil remains of the colossus penguin demonstrate its impressive size—its tarsometatarsus bone, which is the joint between the ankle and the foot, is the one that most accurately indicates size. At 3.6 inches, it’s the largest such bone ever recorded for penguins, leading to the calculations that the penguins stood at well over 6 feet with their beaks pointed upward, and well over 5 feet from head to toe. Oh, they also weighed in at around 250 pounds.

Would you rather fight 100 regular sized penguin, or one Klekowskii?

Me, I’m a lover, not a fighter.

Originally published at The Scotto Grotto. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[razz.livejournal.com]

I love penguies! But if I had the option of trying to run, I'd rather try running away from 100 regular-sized penguins, but if I had to fight, then I think it might be wiser to try fighting one large penguin. 100 would easily overwhelm me by their sheer number.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I say befriend the mob and take down the goliath! :)