A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.

It's hard to even know to whom one could attribute this phrase to, from what I can garner online.

It's a figure of speech that has been rephrased, expanded, and edited back down many times over the past few centuries, needless to say, by many different

authors. But the truth of this statement is much older than its history in the English lexicon.

I'd even say it's older than language itself. Today we're going to talk about a former Jack of All Trades who became a master of one.

The Rock Copper Penguin.

Eudiptis Christacombe.

I'm Mackin.

This is Species.

Welcome to the show. Happy New Year. Welcome to the first podcast episode of 2021.

2020 has undoubtedly been hard on many of you, if not most of you listening. And if that's you, I'm wishing you all the best,

and I'm full of hope for this next one on your behalf. I plan to continue to keep you

company through this next year, which, fingers crossed, will be much, much better than the last

one. I'm really excited about this coming trip around the sun. I've got at least four separate

creative projects that I currently plan to see at least announced this year. And at least one of

them should be published within the next few months, fingers crossed. Thank you all for your

support. Thank you all for your support.

Thank you, Eric and the Animals for playing me in.

And now, without further ado, I present to you the raw copper penguin.

The raw copper penguin undoubtedly ranks among the most ridiculous-looking creatures on earth.

Short and stout, with flippers for wings and legs too short to even see, penguins are an absurd batch to begin with. This creature stands out among even them for their absurdity. This animal, the

rock copper penguin, wears a spiky crown of bleached blonde feathers atop their head. This helps

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