Lawn moa (SciiFii)

The lawn moa (Giganas montanus) is a species of wingless, goose-like anatid (despite its name), most closely related to the anseranatids and anhimids (Australia's magpie geese and South America's screamers), that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the alpine grasslands across New Zealand to help boost biodiversity. Relentlessly, the lawn moas crop the grass with their square-tipped bills that make the mountainsides almost look like a freshly mowed lawn. The putting-green-like atmosphere is, however, somewhat spoiled by the numerous piles of rank smelling dung produced by the lawnmoas. The lawn moas are medium-sized waterfowls, growing to be about the size of a large goose. The lawn moas are social birds that live in flocks consisting of up to around 150 individuals at a time. The conservation status of the lawn moa is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the lawn moa's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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