This 20th century ornithologist earned the respect of her contemporaries for her animal behavior research that went against the grain of traditional science.
The newly discovered Kupoupou stilwelli would have once swam in the waters around Chatham Island near New Zealand.
Illustration by Jacob Blokland
This newly discovered species is the oldest one known to resemble today’s penguins in both size and leg proportions, unlike its giant co-habitants at the time.