History

Formed as the penguin what we know todayPenguins, although in general, they cannot fly and the best feel in the aquatic environment, of course, are birds. In addition to the same ancestor as the fulmar, which is one of the birds that fly with the greatest skill? Approximately 150 million years on Earth, there was a huge reptile, which had wings, flying, however, very bad. In the course of evolution developed a variety of species similar to him in the end, however, flying reptiles all died, and the sky began to reign birds. Clearly began to diversify about 40 million years ago. For a long time in terms of the Penguins, scientists were unable to reach a consensus - as they created the birds. It was not known whether the poor are derived from flying, or rather from a well bird. Today, believed to be the common ancestor of petrel, which is great flying creature.Penguin fathers probably knew how to fly very well, but so life in the Arctic aquatic environment that eventually lost the ability, is not it needed them for good performance. The wings capable of flight to replace like fins.Once the vein 32 species of penguins, the largest of them reached 2 meters in height. All died, however, second place.