Hesperornis V1 (SciiFiii)

Hesperornis phoca (name meaning "seal western bird") is a species of large cormorant-like bird that originally lived in the first half of the Campanian age of the Late Cretaceous period (83.5–78 mya) as an extinct species of Hesperornis and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the Pacific Ocean to help boost biodiversity. Hesperornis phoca is a rather large bird, growing up to around 5.9 feet (1.5 meters) fron tail tip to beak tip. Unlike most seabirds, it is unable to walk on its back legs, due to the tions and hip structure of this species, so it instead moves on land similarly to the common loon (Gavia immer), being ungainly on land so it pushes itself along on is belly much like seals, hence its scientific name. Like most seabirds, Hesperornis phoca is a carnivore that primarily feeds on fish and other small, slippery aquatic prey items, using its long, sharp beak filled with dinosaurian teeth for catching prey. It has short, stumpy wings that serves virtually no purpose and are merely ancestral characteristics that have mostly vanished in favor of using its webbed feet for propelling through the water. Hesperornis phoca is a social animal that lives in flocks of up to around 100 individuals at a time. The conservation status of Hesperornis phoca is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the bird's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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