An image of an adult common peggle. Credit goes to an original artist of this image (u/21pilotwhales).
The Common peggle (Macropenguinus immanis) is a species of giant water bird native to Liera. It is closely related to penguins, but is essentially a bird much more adapted to aquatic life. But it belongs to its own family, despite its close relationship to penguins.
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The common peggle is an exceptional bird in size. Weighing more than 2.300 kg, and measuring 7.4 meters. Being one of the largest species of birds that exist. They are exceptional for being an evolutionary convergence with whales. More specifically, the common peggle is evolutionarily convergent to predatory cetaceans. Being almost entirely aquatic creatures, the common peggle only comes on land to nest.
The peggle contains thick down, precisely composed to be waterproof and prevent freezing and its skin from being accessed by water. The bird uses this adaptation to survive cold oceans and high-depth areas. They can swim at speeds of 55 kph and dive to depths of 900 meters. A peggle kept in captivity demonstrated the ability to stay submerged for 2 hours and 30 minutes without needing to surface.