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The New Zealand Giant Penguin is an extinct species of penguin, which was native to Antarctica and New Zealand roughly 35 million years ago. It was one of of several genera within the subfamily of giant penguins, identified from fossils found in these areas as well as within South America, and all of whom went extinct long ago.

Few details are known about the species, apart from the fact that they would have been truly immense specimens; they were the second-tallest penguins ever, at 5 feet/140-160 cm, and the heaviest penguins ever— at 80 to 100 kilograms, they weighed as much as the average adult male.

Kemono Friends' New Zealand Giant Penguin debuted in the canon audio drama, Japari Bun Hunt, depicted as a knowledgeable and mysterious individual who assists PPP from behind the scenes, to the point of seemingly predicting problems that would happen in the future. She would then go on to appear in Pavilion, and then in a more substantial capacity in KF3. She is generally depicted as being cheekily carefree, and usually acts as an advisor or producer for the PPP idols.

Want to know more about the New Zealand Giant Penguin? Check this reddit post!