Social media campaigning and a strategic voting alliance have helped the yellow-eyed penguin beat fierce competition to become New Zealand’s bird of the year Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2222984-strategic-voting-helps-yellow-eyed-penguin-win-bird-of-the-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Tactical voting helps yellow-eyed penguin seize bird of the year crown
Social media campaigning and a strategic voting alliance have helped the yellow-eyed penguin beat fierce competition to become New Zealand’s bird of the year Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2222984-tactical-voting-helps-yellow-eyed-penguin-seize-bird-of-the-year-crown/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Monster penguin was as tall as a person
An extinct species of giant penguin – over 5 feet (1.6 meters) tall – has been identified from fossils found in New Zealand. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/monster-penguin-fossil…
Top US Publishers Sue Amazon’s Audible For Copyright Infringement
Amazon’s Audible was sued by some of the top U.S. publishers for copyright infringement on Friday, aiming to block a planned rollout of a feature called ‘Audible Captions’ that shows the text on screen as a book is narrated. From a report: The lawsuit was filed by seven members of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), including HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Random…
Giant extinct penguin was the size of a human
Palaeontologists have identified the fossil remains of an enormous species of penguin that lived in New Zealand. Dubbed ‘monster penguin’ by Canterbur… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/329707/giant-extinct-penguin-was-the-size-of-a-human…
Newly Discovered ‘Monster’ Penguin Was As Tall As an Adult Human
Fish swam for their lives when they encountered a forbidding, ancient “monster” penguin that would have towered over today’s largest penguin. Source: https://www.livescience.com/newfound-ancient-monster-penguin.html
Suzanne Collins has written a Hunger Games prequel set to come out in 2020
Source: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/6/22/18701159/suzanne-collins-hunger-games-prequel…
Sea sponges collect DNA from fish, penguins, seals
A new study reports that sponges, which can filter 10,000 liters of water daily, catch DNA in their tissues as they filter-feed. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/sea-sponges-collect-dna…
Bookstores band together for Independent Bookstore Day
Source: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/4/24/18512589/independent-bookstore-day-book-crawl…