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[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 62 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

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

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Make Antarctica Great Again

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

it's just a dude in a costume

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 months 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 2 months 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 6 points 2 months ago

rest impennis

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

Only pingwings, no penguins.

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[–] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months 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 2 months ago

Fun fact, they were bald everywhere else.

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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 2 months 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 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] FeatherConstrictor@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And who says "sue-dew"???

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

Palaeeudyptes klekowskii

-or-

Mega Penguin

-or-

The Big Klekowskii

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] mendiCAN@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

i just dropped in, to see what condition my install was in

[–] swab148@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[–] Engywuck@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Strong lovecraftian vibes here.

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, somebody didn't read their At the Mountains of Madness.

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

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

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Of course, he is 6'7 after all.

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

But her dress is actually blue.

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

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

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I want one! Gimme!

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Waluigi's fursona.

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (5 children)
[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, but I'm not a bird 😎

[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Are you sure?

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[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I want this as my next album cover.

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Megafauna is (are?) dope

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