ALEXA was Wrong!

 Wow! ALEXA goofed! 

We like to do the Question of the Day with Amazon Echo's Alexa everyday.

The question a few days ago was: What animal is not a mammal?

• A black penguin (It was some kind of penguin.)
• A 9 banded armadillo
• A hairy woodpecker
• A bottlenose dolphin

I was confused. I knew the penguin and woodpeckers were both birds (never mind the dolphin and armadillo), but I figured she probably wanted the woodpecker.

Sure enough, she said my answer was correct that despite the confusing name, the Hairy Woodpecker was a bird. Duh! 🙄

BUT WAIT! Penguins are birds too! What the heck?

So I decided to ask ALEXA if penguins were birds or mammals. She all-knowingly said the penguin was a mammal.

I decided to see what Siri on my iPhone would say. 

I must tell you that Siri knew better.

According to the World Atlas:

"A Penguin Is Not A Mammal, But A Bird

Using the definition and description of a mammal above, a penguin, despite popular belief, is not a mammal. One of the reasons why penguins are not mammals is that they lay eggs instead of giving birth to young ones. In addition, they do not nurse their young ones with milk. Instead, they feed their young ones with regurgitated meals like krill, squid, and fish. The proper classification for penguins is that they are birds in the Family Spheniscidae and Subclass Impennes. Some of the things that show that penguins are birds include the presence of wings, they are egg-laying creatures, and feed their young ones in a manner similar to most birds. In addition, they have hollow bones, which is a feature that is characteristic of birds, and have feet instead of paws or legs of mammals."

Tsk! Tsk! I tried to tell Alexa she was wrong but she wouldn't listen to me. 😂