Penguinwhale (SciiFii)

The penguinwhale (Pseudopinguinus imperator), also known as the petrelwhale, is a species of petrel, most closely related to the petrels of the genus Pelecanoides, despite its name and resembling penguins in appearance and lifestyle (most likely to simulate convergent evolution), that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout Antarctica to help boost biodiversity. The penguinwhale is one of the largest known aquatic bird species, reaching the height of 2 meters (6.5 feet) tall and weighing about 200-400 kilograms (440-881 lbs). Like hesperornithids and grebes, the penguinwhale is ungainly on land however the hindlimbs are still capable of upright walking, similarly to penguins. Like many seabirds, the penguinwhale spends most of its life at sea hunting cephalopods and fish, but is capable of filtering small plankton via closely arranged plates in the beak. As in most other birds, the penguinwhale needs to come ashore during breeding season to moult and incubate a single egg on a roughly made pebble nest lined with downy feathers. The conservation status of the penguinwhale is Near Threatened due to climate change, however, thanks to the conservationists, the penguinwhale is a protected species and there are technologies that suck out carbon from the air to prevent future man-made global warming, thus protecting the future for many species such as penguinwhales.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii