Reposted by Kevin Knight
Scientists have identified a new species of penguin for the first time in more than 100 years.
The gentoo penguin found in the Antarctic and on remote islands in the Indian Ocean had historically been treated as a single species.
washingtonpost.com
Scientists identify new species of penguin, first in more than a century
Researchers were able to show that over hundreds of thousands of years, the gentoo penguin has diverged into four distinct evolutionary lineages.
