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The Great Auk was a seabird native to the northern Atlantic Ocean. They were around 80 centimeters high and weighed around 5 kilograms. Their plumage was black in the back, the wings and the head and white ant the belly and underside. Their scientific name Penguinus impennis means plump and without flight feathers, suggesting a weird walking style and an inability to fly, similar to penguins, which were named after them due to their similarity. In their winter coat they had large white patches in front of their eyes which would almost entirely disappear in the summer where they instead have a white throat and chin.

Great Auks probably made calls similar to razorbills, their closest living relatives, though there are only testaments to croaking and hoarse screams. They only left the sea to breed and even roosted at sea. They were excellent swimmers and their diet consisted of fish and crustaceans. They only bred on rocky islands with sloped shorelines. Known breeding islands include Papa Westray in the Orkney Islands, Geirfuglasker near Iceland and Funk Island near Newfoundland. They nested densely in large colonies shared with many other seabirds. While these other seabirds continue to nest in the same way, the Great Auk was driven to extinction.

Aside from Humans, only large marine mammals like Orcas and large birds of prey like the White-Tailed Eagle preyed on the Great Auk. Polar Bears could also attack the nesting sites. They had little innate fear of humans and were slow on land, which made them easy prey for humans. Additionally, they were slow to reproduce as they only laid one egg each year and sexually matured at age four to seven. The young would leave the nest after only a few weeks and join their parents in the water.

The Great Auk was hunted for its down to make pillows initially. The increasing disappearance of the bird prompted early legislation in 1794 banning hunting them for their feathers specifically, though hunting it for different purposes, such as oil, food and for fishing bait, was still permitted. The last confirmed sighting in Great Britain occurred in 1840 and ended with three men killing the bird because they believed it to be a witch in disguise and caused a storm. The last breeding colony was on the island of Eldey after Geirfuglasker submerged due to a volcanic eruption. As only 50 breeding pairs were found in 1835, museums scrambled to capture them for preservation and display. The last breeding pair was killed in June 1844 and the last suspected sighting occurred in 1852 in Newfoundland.

Kemono Friends' Great Auk first appeared in the =LOVE stage play with the other extinct friends. She later also appeared in Pavilion where she was released alongside the ocean area. In her Unique Behavior she sits on top of the mysterious reef and is lost in thought. Her Outfit is very similar to the penguin friends. She has mostly black hair with two white patches resembling the birds face. She has small headwings and a ponytail tied together rather loosely by a white ribbon. Her eyes are deep purple. The ponytail resembles the birds large beak. She wears a black and white turtleneck sweater and a white short skirt and brown boots.