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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/13/x9uzffmiypqesy5hlq1f.jpg?quality=75970546Penguins are objectively adorable animals. The flappy little buddies waddle around on stubby feet, and some even like to be tickled. Their chicks are basically cute fluffballs made of fat and charisma that dance in children’s movies. However, a new fossil discovery in New Zealand has revealed an ancestral penguin species that was considerably more […]