Kairuku (SciiFii)

The scimitar-billed penguin (Kairuku acinaces), also known as the New Zealand long-billed penguin and the black-billed penguin, is a species of penguin that originally lived in New Zealand during 27 MYA (late Oligocene) as two extinct species, Kairuku grebneffi and Kairuku waitaki, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern coastlines of New Zealand to help boost biodiversity. The scimitar-billed penguin is among the tallest and heaviest penguins alive today, weighing 50% more than emperor penguins and standing about 4.3 feet (1.3 meters) tall on average, although there have been reports of scimitar-billed pemguins growing to be 4.9 feet (1.5 meters) tall. The species is marked by a slender body and a long, slender bill, hence its name, which it uses to spear smaller aquatic animals such as fish and squid. Due to its body design and aerodynamics, the scimitar-billed penguin can dive deeper and swim farther than any other penguins, going to be almost as deep as the average dive of a sperm whale. The conservation status of the scimitar-billed penguin is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the scimitar-billed penguin's wide range in Oceania, and its tolerance to both pollution and human settlements on coastal areas.
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