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Ancient giant penguin unearthed in Peru

WASHINGTON — A 36-million-year-old fossil of a penguin from Peru shows the bird had feathers that were reddish brown and gray, unlike the black-and-white tuxedo appearance of today’s penguins, researchers reported. The new species called Inkayacu paracasensis or water king, was nearly five feet (1.5 meters) tall or about twice…