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minus-squareCaptain_Buddha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoAren’t they only called penguins because of their resemblance to the now extinct great Auk, a Northern pole bird? Which would justify the attachment to the North pole and Santa?
minus-squarequalia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoGreat phylogenetics YouTuber discusses this very connection.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoProbably. Humans driving real penguins to extinction, travelling to the geographic south: Eh, close enough. Tis a penguin.
Aren’t they only called penguins because of their resemblance to the now extinct great Auk, a Northern pole bird? Which would justify the attachment to the North pole and Santa?
Great phylogenetics YouTuber discusses this very connection.
Probably. Humans driving real penguins to extinction, travelling to the geographic south:
Eh, close enough. Tis a penguin.