An illustration of the newly named Kawhia giant penguin Kairuku waewaeroa of New Zealand. (Simone Giovanardi) (CN) — Researchers have named a new species of giant penguin based on fossils discovered ...

Fossils unearthed in New Zealand reveal Kumimanu fordycei, a giant penguin from the Paleocene epoch, weighing around 350 pounds. This discovery, published in the Journal of Paleontology, rewrites ...

Remarkable new fossil discoveries in New Zealand are driving a significant reassessment of our understanding of the early ...

New Zealand was a penguin paradise about sixty-two million years ago with a diverse range of species that evolved giant ...

The giant penguin is thought to have stood around 5 feet 10 inches tall, which would have allowed it to stare many humans right in the eye, and it weighed a whopping 220 pounds when grown.

Scientists have discovered fossil evidence of a giant penguin ( Crossvallia waiparensis) in New Zealand. The "monster penguin," as the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch affectionately calls it ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Scientists in New Zealand said Wednesday they've found fossilized bones from an extinct monster penguin that was about the size of an adult human and swam the oceans ...

Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of an ancient giant penguin with a body length of about 5.8 feet that roamed the waters off New Zealand soon after the dinosaurs’ demise.

The monster penguin lived during the Paleocene period among other giant fauna native to New Zealand including parrots, eagles and the Moa, a 12-foot tall bird. So how'd the monster penguin get so big?