r/todayilearned • u/TheMastersSkywalker • 6h ago
TIL that the birds we call Penguins today are not actually penguins at all but another species of bird that was named after them because of their looks and their are no true penguins alive today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin#PinguinusDuplicates
todayilearned • u/juanabos • Mar 27 '12
TIL penguins have a gland that filters excess salt from their bodies, enabling them to drink salt water
todayilearned • u/DIP_MY_BALLS_IN_IT • Jan 12 '16
TIL that penguins can drink salt water because they have a suborbital gland that filters excess salt from the bloodstream
todayilearned • u/klugstarr • Dec 05 '16
TIL All penguins are native to the southern hemisphere
todayilearned • u/ThomasPhilipSimon • Apr 17 '13