The World’s Heaviest and Tallest Penguin Used to Live in New Zealand

The World’s Heaviest and Tallest Penguin Used to Live in New Zealand, CELSIAS, Aug. 22, 2012. New Zealand was home to the tallest and heaviest ever known penguin. It stood nearly 5 feet tall and tipped the scales at around 130 pounds. Daniel Ksepka, marine earth and atmospheric sciences, featured.