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November 20, 2008
New Penguin that went extinct about 500 years ago.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago.
The research suggests that the first humans in New Zealand hunted the newly found Waitaha penguin to extinction by 1500, about 250 years after their arrival on the islands.
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Posted by sue at November 20, 2008 01:43 PM