[DOC] [TLE] Scientists find fossil of 5-foot penguin in Peru - latimes [PAR] Jun 26, 2007 ... ... fossil penguins, one of which stood 5 feet tall, that lived in the warm climate ... 
to change the way scientists think about penguins and cold weather. ... penguins 
placed the origin of the modern birds at 40 million years ago. ... such as the 
Galapagos penguin, still rely on these cold currents for their survival. [DOC] [TLE] Giant Prehistoric Penguins Stood Nearly 5 Feet Tall | WIRED [PAR] Feb 28, 2012 ... Giant Prehistoric Penguins Stood Nearly 5 Feet Tall ... Kairuku was an elegant 
bird by penguin standards, with a slender ... If we had done a reconstruction by 
extrapolating from the length of its flippers, it would have stood over six-feet tall. ... 
This species gives us a more complete picture of these giant... [DOC] [TLE] So you want to know about Giant Prehistoric Seabirds? - Album on ... [PAR] These birds were some of the last species of bird to possess ... 3) Pachydyptes 
ponderosus. ... It was a foot taller than our biggest living penguin, the emperor. ... 
This huge seabird had a wingspan of anywhere from 5-6m (16-20ft) and a bill 
outfitted ... but to the capacity of this animal to cover great distances over the 
ocean. [DOC] [TLE] Penguins: aquatic, flightless birds found in the Southern Hemisphere [PAR] Some prehistoric species attained enormous sizes, becoming as tall or as heavy 
as an ... Typically, penguins do not approach closer than about 3 meters (9 feet); 
they become ... The air layer also helps insulate the birds in cold waters. .... 11.1 
in) tall or even larger, and the massive Pachydyptes ponderosus which weighed
... [DOC] [TLE] 'Giant Penguins' The largest Penguins ever - Greater Ancestors [PAR] Nov 20, 2011 ... That species measures about 3 feet tall, when standing with its feet flat and ... The 
scientific names of these penguins reference their mighty stature. ... Humerus (
wing bone) of the giant penguin Pachydyptes ponderosus c ... Pack this mass 
into a 5 foot frame and you have penguin that could bowl over pretty... [DOC] [TLE] Giant Penguin Fossil Found in Tropics  Living the Scientific Life ... [PAR] Jun 27, 2007 ... tags: Icadyptes salasi, giant penguin, ornithology, birds, avian ... penguin stood 
over five feet tall, and had a seven-inch beak, and is one of ... Further, based on 
the structure of these new penguins' beaks, both ... relationship between penguin 
evolution and cold weather as well as how ... #5 Christophe Thill. [DOC] [TLE] PenguinPlace : SmithLifeScience [PAR] Apr 18, 2003 ... A streamlined body, paddle-like feet, insulating blubber, and ... Like most birds, 
penguins have little or no sense of smell (a boon for those in a .... One example is 
this King penguin who returns every year to .... Pachydyptes ponderosus 
probably stood 1.4 to 1.5 m (4.5-5 ft.) .... cm (about 28 inches) tall. [DOC] [TLE] PENGUINS | Facts and Details [PAR] She has worked for over a quarter of a century with Magellanic penguins in .... As 
many as one in every three penguins may be taken these nine-foot-long 
predators. .... the marine bird was about 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall and weighed 
almost 60 kg (132 lb), ... prehistoric penguin Pachydyptes ponderosus The mostly 
intact fossil... [DOC] [TLE] Birds | Laelaps | Page 2 [PAR] Posts about Birds written by laelaps. ... The reason this particular paper is so 
significant (other than 5-foot-tall ... Zealand, other examples being Pachydyptes 
ponderosus and Palaeeudyptes klekowskii. ... low latitudes over 30 million years 
earlier than prior data supported, during one of the warmest intervals of the 
Cenozoic. [DOC] [TLE] WLM cover.eps - University of Otago [PAR] 4.4.1 Table of extinct bird species in southern New Zealand/ Catlins ... 5. 1.0 
Summary. The Long Point Reserve today. The Long Point/ Irahuka Reserve ... 
threatened, and 47 of these 77 are considered at risk. .... The installation of

Question: Over 5 feet tall, Pachydyptes ponderosus was a prehistoric one of these cold-weather birds
Answer: a penguin