This birds, of which the "great" one is extinct, are considered the N. hemisphere's counterpart to penguins
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Fossil Counterparts of Giant Penguins from the North Pacific  Both the Plotopteridae and the giant penguins became extinct by the middle ... (extinct stem alcids) and the small group of species related to the Great Auk ... Penguins are one of four known lineages of flightless wingpropelled diving birds, along ... flightless, wing-propelled divers in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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Penguin - Wikipedia  Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are a group of aquatic, flightless birds ... Although all penguin species are native to the Southern Hemisphere, they are not found only in ... appearance to the great auk of the Northern Hemisphere, and named them after this bird, although they are not closely related.
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Why there are no penguins in the Arctic. | Greenpeace International  Jul 8, 2010 ... Guillemots gather on an iceberg off the north Svalbard coast ... in the middle of the ocean; but there is no pole at the North Pole  and even if you put one there, ... the Great Auk didn't live in the Arctic  it didn't really stray farther north than Iceland and could be ... So why is this extinct bird called a penguin?
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Penguins: aquatic, flightless birds found in the Southern Hemisphere  Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not ... zone; one lives as far north as the Galpagos Islands: the Galpagos Penguin. .... and proposed a theory (now considered erroneous) that these birds were derived ... was the largest species of the extinct penguin genus Archaeospheniscus,...
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Did Penguins Once Inhabit The Northern Hemisphere? - Zidbits  Nov 3, 2013 ... Did a species of penguin once call the North Pole home? ... The Great Auk was native to the Northern Hemisphere and could be found around the ... The birds were an easy target during their nesting season and it caused their ... the Great Auk was eventually hunted to extinction in the mid-19th century.
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THE GREAT AUK, PINGUINUS IMPENNIS (L ) IN GREENLAND  Auk This was probably the last Great Auk ever to be seen in Greenland The incident ... Auks, when two individuals were killed in 1844 by three Icelandic hunters on the island .... sites near Maniitsoq were from juvenile birds They did not conclude, ..... could be quite aggressive and defend itself by biting This observation is in...
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Penguins making a comeback at Lincoln Park Zoo - Chicago Tribune  Sep 28, 2016 ... The birds the zoo is keeping now are African penguins, a critically endangered species less and less commonly found off the coast of South Africa ... The animals have also been known as black-footed penguins and as jackass penguins. The birds that exited in 2011 were Antarctic rockhopper penguins,...
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About Antarctica: Penguins  There are 17 species of penguins some of which are found as far north as the equator. ... Of the 17 species only six are found in Antarctica (Adlies, Chinstraps, Emperors, ... movement through the water and their possible evolution from gull-like birds. ... This keeps the penguins so warm they will actually fluff their feather to...
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Free Flashcards about ZOOLOGY - StudyStack  THIS GREEK PHILOSOPHER WHO STUDIED ANIMALS IN THE 300S B.C. ... THE INDIAN IS THE LARGEST ASIAN SPECIES OF THIS "NOSE-HORNED" ... THIS ANTARCTIC BIRD'S NAME WAS FIRST APPLIED TO THE NOW EXTINCT FLIGHTLESS ... NEARLY ALL PENGUINS LIVE IN THIS HEMISPHERE, SOUTHERN.
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Where do Penguins Live? - Penguin Facts and Information  ... however all known species of penguins live in the southern hemisphere. ... penguin, to some temperate islands near the equator, like the Galapagos penguin.
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Anatidae - Wikipedia  The Anatidae are the biological family of birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating on the water surface, and in ... Five species have become extinct since 1600, and many more are...
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Hawaiian Goose - Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office  Endangered Species in the Pacific Islands ... The nn measures between 24 to 27 inches in length, has a black head and bill, buff cheeks, a buff neck with dark...
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Why the Passenger Pigeon Went Extinct | Audubon  These were passenger pigeons, Ectopistes migratorius, at the time the most abundant bird ... Between now and the end of the year, bird groups and museums will .... The Lost Bird Project has also designed an origami pigeon (like the one ..... The small details can be haggled, but we know the same virtually happened with...
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Antarctica: Penguins - MarineBio.net  Adelie, Chinstrap, Gentoo, Macaroni, and Emperor ... the best breeding sites and driving away other, less aggressive birds. ... A snow field may separate the rookery from the ocean so the parents actually ... Although they have the same pebble nests, this species usually rears only one chick each season but lays two eggs.
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Antarctic penguins, species, facts and adaptations - Cool Antarctica  Antarctic penguins, species that breed in Antarctic and sub Antarctic islands. ... There are just 17 species of penguin worldwide, 4 of these live and nest on and ... just about qualifies as living in the Northern Hemisphere as it spans a narrow band .... be of just a handful of breeding pairs or up to half a million birds and more.
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Emperor penguin pictures and facts - Cool Antarctica  Along with King Penguins and Adelie penguins, they are representative of ... Some emperor penguins are the only birds that never set foot on land. ... Emperor penguins breed almost exclusively on sea ice and so are perhaps the only species of ... insulating value and make them colder, so they really fine-tune the process.
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March with the penguins - Gainesville Sun  Oct 9, 2005 ... But the fact remains that none of these birds is north of the equator. ... much like a tuxedo, which is why they're called the tuxedoed bird. ... The Maori name of these penguins is "hoiho," which might come in handy on "Jeopardy! ... and may come from either the Welsh "pen gwyn" (white head), from the Latin...
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Birds of The World: Large flightless birds  They include the Cassowar and Emu of Australia, the Kiwi of New Zealand, the Ostrich of Africa, and the ... Unlike other flightless birds, the ratites have no keel on their sternum. ... They have a bony casque (hence tthe name) on top of the head. ... Cassowary, Dwarf Casuarius bennetti Found: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea.
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Great auk - Wikipedia  The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a flightless bird of the alcid family that became extinct in .... This has led to an alternative English common name for the bird, "garefowl" or "gairfowl". The Inuit name for the ... It may be derived from the Welsh pen gwyn "white head", although the etymology is debated. When European...
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About Antarctica: Penguins  There are 17 species of penguins some of which are found as far north as the equator. ... Of the 17 species only six are found in Antarctica (Adlies, Chinstraps, Emperors, ... movement through the water and their possible evolution from gull-like birds. ... Immediately after laying her eggs (there's typically 1-2 eggs) the female...
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Antarctic Birds - Birds Of Antarctica - Wildfoot  There are 46 species of birds in Antarctica, including Albatrosses, Shearwaters ... Once at sea they are fairly safe, and can live more than 16 years. ... Named after the black band of feathers under their chin, chinstrap penguins are probably ... They have white patches extending from their eyes and a bright red-orange beak.