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So huggable!

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 61 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Good that they provided both the Emperor penguin and human penguin for scale.

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Based on that description, that dude on the left is a tall fella.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 days ago

1m90ish is 7cm taller than the average Dutch male.

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 5 days ago

Including large boots, hat, and hood. And also fairly tall.

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Trump would say it was him but he was even bigger than mega penguin and more handsome. Also love how guy is out there in his timbs

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Make Antarctica Great Again

[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 16 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Another one for you. there are no extant true penguins. What we see now are covergently evolved flightless birds. True penguins went extinct.

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk

The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is an extinct species of flightless alcid that first appeared around 400,000 years ago and became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It was not closely related to the penguins of the Southern Hemisphere, which were named for their resemblance to this species.

[–] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago

rest impennis

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Only pingwings, no penguins.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Wait what? Damn I didn't know that.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

it's just a dude in a costume

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)
[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well now I want to talk to you about an extinct species of hairy-ass elephants. And they had hair all over, not just on their ass!

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Fun fact, they were bald everywhere else.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Megapenguin Grandpa: Kids, did I ever tell you about when the Gigapenguins overthrew the Terapenguins?

[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 5 days ago

I was planning to, but work has been hell today. I’ve barely had any time to shitpost.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

The girl will still date him over meeting you in the woods.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

Of course, he is 6'7 after all.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

But her dress is actually blue.

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think he fits in my car. I could take him too.

[–] exasperation@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Dude don't you have a department of health and human services to run?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Megafauna is (are?) dope

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Ok but was it a true penguin, or a false penguin like all the extant species today?

https://youtu.be/KjEWiRtByIA

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

All modern penguins are pseudo-penguins.

Penguins are the Linux mascot.

sudo sounds like "pseudo" (unless you are one of those people who pronounces it Sue-dew or sud-Oh, in which case, I don't like you).

Sudo penguin. Heh.

[–] gwilikers@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

And who says "sue-dew"???

[–] mendiCAN@hexbear.net 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Palaeeudyptes klekowskii

-or-

Mega Penguin

-or-

The Big Klekowskii

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'll just go install klekowskii linux real quick, brb

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[–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If you're not into the whole "brevity" thing

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[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

Strong lovecraftian vibes here.

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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Waluigi's fursona.

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (6 children)
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I want one! Gimme!

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 4 days ago

I want this as my next album cover.

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago
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