Latin was used as a neutral tongue to facilitate communication by scientists from throughout Europe for many centuries after Rome fell. And when I say “for many centuries”, I mean it. read more
They described penguins (African) they saw along the southern coasts of Africa. The discovery of South America's Magellanic penguin was chronicled during the journey of Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1520. The origin of the word "penguin" has been a subject of debate. read more
The name penguin was first reliably reported from Newfoundland in a letter of 1578, also given in the account of Hakluyt's voyages. But in Newfoundland the name is said usually to have been pronounced pin-wing. read more