I'm jealous of these kids. I got to do plenty of things as a kid...but not discover a new species!
A group of kids went fossil hunting in Kawhia Harbour, New Zealand, and found a giant penguin. Not some little thing, but a 1.4 meter tall penguin.
And it turned out to be a new species of giant penguin, equipped with longer legs than the other giant penguins. It's been named Kairuku waewaeroa, the second part coming from the Te reo Mâori for "long legs."
The kids donated the fossil to the Waikato Museum, but they used the 3D scans used in investigation to make them a replica.
New meaning to Club Penguin?
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