"Anyone looking quickly at a stuffed might think it was a , and this is hardly surprising. Except for its enormous beak, an auk looks very much like a penguin. Penguins are largely black and white. So are auks. When out of the water, penguins tend to stand upright, with their short legs mostly hidden by feathers and body. Great auks stood in much the same way. Neither penguins nor great auks have wings that are capable of flight. Instead, they both became perfectly adapted to life in the sea, where, over eons, they developed extraordinary diving and swimming abilities. Each became so adept at living in watery conditions that their lives were given up almost exclusively to water. The life of a penguin is probably quite similar to the life great auks used to lead. But although there are so many similarities, there is no close relationship between these birds. The similarities are superficial, and they are examples of what is known as ".""
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