Cygnus falconeri (SciiFii)

The giant swan (Cygnus falconeri) is a species of very large swan that originally lived from Middle Pleistocene in what is now Malta and Sicily, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to modedn Malta and Sicily to help boost biodiversity. Its dimensions exceeds those of the living mute swan (Cygnus olor) by one-third, which gives a bill-to-tail length of about 6.2-6.8 feet (190–210 centimeters) long, if it is sticking its neck forward. By comparison to the other swans, it weighs around 16 kg and has a wingspan of about 9.8 feet (3 meters). It is taller, though not heavier, than the region's dwarf elephants. Due to its size, it is entirely flightless, but it still relies in its webbed feet for swimming as it still has to feed on aquatic plants. It is a solitary animal that spends most of its life alone except during breeding seasons. The conservation status of the giant swan is Vulnerable due to some habitat loss and, historically, invasive species, but thanks to conservationists, the invasive predators as well as invasive egg-eating mammals have been eradicated from both Malta and Sicily, and the giant swan is a protected species.
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