New Zealand has been preparing for the possible arrival of H5N1 bird flu, with the aim of minimising potential damage to ...

Scientists have found the fossilized remains of a prehistoric giant penguin unlike any other deep in the craggy coastlines of ...

"I believe that Kumimanu is close to the upper limit of a flightless seabird and I do not expect substantially larger ...

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Fossils unearthed in New Zealand reveal Kumimanu fordycei, a giant penguin species from the Paleocene epoch, weighing around 350 pounds. This discover ...

The Disappearance of the Penguin Giants These massive penguins wandered over New Zealand, Antarctica and even South America. But 20 million years ago, they disappeared.

Science Alert - School kids in New Zealand discovered a giant penguin fossil with long legs Taylor & Francis - Giant Waikato penguin: school kids discover new species ...

Paleontologists have discovered gigantic fossilized penguin bones on the coast of New Zealand, according to a study published in the Journal of Paleontology.Only a few bones were found, but it was ...

Giant penguins once roamed the seas and beaches of New Zealand over 50 million years ago.. Weighing about the same as a giant panda, and heavier than even the largest bird alive today, Kumimanu ...

Fossils of a 340-Pound Giant Penguin Found in New Zealand Paleontologists unearthed the bones of two new penguin species that lived 50 million years ago. Margaret Osborne - Daily Correspondent.

An artist’s concept of Kumimanu and Petradyptes penguins on an ancient New Zealand beach. The larger of the two weighed almost 350 pounds and is the heaviest penguin known to science.

An artist’s reconstruction of Kumimanu biceae, a giant ancient penguin, from fossils found in New Zealand.(Reconstruction by G Mayr/Senckenberg Research Institute) How long ago did the giant penguins ...