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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5372678" data-attributes="member: 57383">That's OK, we'll still have had the satisfaction.So, do we want the description to actually call it a penguin?Are we making it black-and-white like a modern penguin or red-and-white or grey-and-white like a Inkayacu probably was, going by its surviving pigments?I favour the latter:A flightless bird as tall as a short human, its gray body has a rust-red underside outlined by a white strip. The bird is built for swimming, with webbed feet and short, thick wings; its stubby legs look ill-suited for walking. It has a long, sharp beak like a heron's.This is a penguin of unusual size and pugnacity, such as the prehistoric genus Inkayacu. Some species of dire penguin come in the familiar black-and-white of common penguins, but Inkayacu has the gray-and-red coloration described above.A typical dire penguin is 4 to 5 feet tall and weighs around 80 to 120 pounds.CombatDire penguins prefer to swim away from threats, but are not adverse to pecking in self defense or to protect their eggs and hatchlings.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 5372678, member: 57383"] That's OK, we'll still have had the satisfaction. So, do we want the description to actually call it a penguin? Are we making it black-and-white like a modern penguin or red-and-white or grey-and-white like a Inkayacu probably was, going by its surviving pigments? I favour the latter: [I]A flightless bird as tall as a short human, its [/I][I]gray body has [/I][I]a rust-red underside outlined by a white strip. [/I][I]The bird is built for swimming, [/I][I]with [/I][I]webbed feet and short, thick wings; its[/I][I] stubby legs look ill-suited for walking[/I][I]. It has[/I][I] a long, sharp beak like a heron's.[/I] This is a penguin of unusual size and pugnacity, such as the prehistoric genus [I]Inkayacu[/I]. Some species of dire penguin come in the familiar black-and-white of common penguins, but Inkayacu has the gray-and-red coloration described above. A typical dire penguin is 4 to 5 feet tall and weighs around 80 to 120 pounds. [B]Combat[/B] Dire penguins prefer to swim away from threats, but are not adverse to pecking in self defense or to protect their eggs and hatchlings. [/QUOTE]

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