Ridgen's penguin (SciiFii)

The Ridgen's penguin (Aptenodytes ridgeni), also known as the New Zealand great penguin, is a species of penguin that originally lived from the Pliocene of New Zealand and was once extinct, but has since been brought back by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern coastlines of New Zealand to help boost biodiversity. The Ridgen's penguin is intermediate in size between its relatives, the king penguin and the emperor penguin, standing on average of about 90–100 cm tall. The Ridgen's penguin feeds primarily on small fish, squid, and krill. Fish constitute roughly 80% of its diet, except in winter months of July and August, when they make up only around 30%. The Ridgen's penguin is able to breed at three years of age, although only a very small minority (5%) actually do then; the average age of first breeding is around 5–6 years. The Ridgen's penguins are serially monogamous. They have only one mate each year, and stay faithful to that mate. However, fidelity between years is less than 30%. The unusually long breeding cycle probably contributes to this low rate. The conservation status of the Ridgen's penguin is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the The Ridgen's penguin's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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