Inland albatross (SciiFii)

The inland albatross (Thalassarche insularis), also inaccurately known as the giant gull and the giant seagull, is a large seabird from the albatross family that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the coastal regions of mainland North America and Eurasia, as well as nearby islands, to help boost biodiversity. The inland albatross has a length of 112 to 123 cm (44–48 inches), the average wingspan of between 2.9 to 3.28 meters (9.5 to 10.8 feet), and a mean weight of 8.5 kilograms (19 lbs), making it among the largest living albatrosses. Although they can travel vast distances, inland albatrosses in general tend to forage in somewhat shallower waters and closer to continental shelves than wandering albatrosses. They attract their mates using methods such as bill-snapping, clapping and gulping. Others ways also include sky-calling with outstretched wings, and neck and head stretched upwards. They prefer to nest on tussock grassland, plateaus, or ridges, and will lay one egg biennially. This will normally take place in April or May. The female usually lays 2 or 3 eggs, more than any other large albatrosses. Both parents will incubate the egg, and rear the young. After they are born it takes about 240 days for a baby to grow its wings fully and fly by itself. There is very low mortality rates of the laid eggs once the parents settle in. Unlike other albatrosses, the inland albatrosses fiercely guard their eggs and young against any potential predators, even otherwise-invasive predators such as mice. As such, the inland albatrosses are able to breed on the mainland with little to no side effects. The conservation status of the inland albatross is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the inland albatross's wide range.
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