Zoffali

The Zoffali is of unknown origin, possibly the onomatopoeia word as “sa-wa-li.”

• Singular: zofffali

• Plural: zoffalis

The word penguin was first attested in the 16th century in reference to the great auk of the Northern hemisphere; the word was later applied to the superficially similar birds of the Southern hemisphere (as was woggin). This word is from Welsh pen (“head”) and gwyn (“white”), or from Latin pinguis (“fat”). Hence, it originates from the often black-and-white habit worn by nuns, which resemble the bird's colors.

When European explorers discovered what are today known as penguins in the Southern Hemisphere, they noticed their similar appearance to the great auk of the Northern Hemisphere and named them after this bird, although they are not closely related.

• Singular: penguin

• Plural: penguins

The largest penguin currently known is the Zoffali, which is related to Galapagos penguins from before the Holocene but smaller than king penguins. Zoffali resembles the chinstrap penguin due to its short tail feathers with white margins, black back against the white, and narrow black band under its head, which gives the impression that it is wearing a black helmet. Their feet had pinkish pads and gray scales. The true size of Zoffali was 75–82 centimeters, and the weight was 14–17 kilograms.

The Zoffali are very good swimmers because they are deep divers and usually dive between 100 and 300 meters. Their cruise speed is 6 to 10 km/h, their burst speed is over 12 km/h, and their deepest known dives are over 300 meters. This penguin uses hydrodynamic flippers and a torpedo-shaped body for efficiency, and it can hold its breath for five to ten minutes.

In Rapunzel's universe, most penguins are able to spit forth globules of water and oil mucus at their adversaries. The mucus reduces the rate at which stamina recovers by inflicting sticking Waterblight and Iceblight on adversaries.

As carnivores, these penguins mostly eat fish, sea striders, squid, and small crustaceans. Larger sharks, orcas and other dolphins, and sea lions and seals are their primary predators. The penguin is a significant mid-level predator that uses guano deposition to connect land-based ecosystems with deep-sea food webs. Plant growth is influenced by the colonies' fertilization of island soils.

Reproduction

• One of the slowest reproductive cycles among birds. Full cycle lasts 13–20 months

• Lay one egg.

• Egg is incubated on the parents’ feet under a brood pouch (no nest).

• Parents take turns incubating and foraging.

• Chick forms crèches (large groups of chicks) for warmth and protection.

• Sexual maturity: ~6–7 years

These penguins are very talkative and gregarious; amid thousands, they can identify partners and young by their distinctive sounds. Although it is not domesticated, this penguin is generally inquisitive and rarely hostile toward people, however it occasionally approaches researchers or visitors. Don't forget to respect their personal space and stay away from their children.

Threats

• Climate change (affects prey distribution).

• Overfishing of any fish.

• Oil spills and marine pollution.

• Disease outbreaks in dense colonies.

Conservation Status

• IUCN Red List: Least Concern (LC)

Conservation Efforts

• Habitat protection.

• Anti-poaching enforcement.

• Rescue and rehabilitation centers.

• Awareness campaigns against illegal pet trade.

The northern penguin, the only true penguin in the Northern Hemisphere that has evolved to survive competition with auks and puffins, was discovered in the cold North Atlantic coastal waters off the coasts of Norway, Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Ireland, Great Britain, France, and the Iberian Peninsula. By migrating, penguins show with great auk once called Southern France, Italy, and other Mediterranean coasts in addition to East Asia and Oceania home. On Newfoundland's Grand Banks, it wasn't common.

• Movement Pattern: Full Migrant

• Individual Type: Flock

• Population Trend: Increasing

• Population: ???

• Locomotion: Amphibious

• Habitat: Polar; Tundra; Taiga; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Fields; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Warm River; Cold River; Lukewarm River; Subterranean River; Warm Pond; Cold Pond; Aquifer; Warm Littoral; Cold Littoral; Warm Intertidal; Cold Intertidal; Kelp Forest; Coral Reef; Barrier Reef; Guyot; Neritic Zone (Warm); Neritic Zone (Cold); Pelagic Zone (Warm); Pelagic Zone (Cold); Volcano; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper.

• Earth: 

  • Extant & Introduced (Resident): Canada; Faroe Islands; Finland; Greenland; Iceland; Norway; Sweden; United States

  • Extinct, Vagrant & Introduced: China; Denmark; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Israel; Italy; North Macedonia; Portugal; Russia; Spain; United Kingdom

  • Extinct, Introduced, & Origin Uncertain: Australia; Brunei; Cambodia; Colombia; Ecuador; India; Indonesia; Laos; Malaysia; Myanmar; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Thailand; Vietnam

• Sawintir: 

  • Extant (Resident): Norberg

Due to the fact that the survivor is always within 12 radii of the hatching egg, northern penguins are quickly domesticated as they emerge from an egg. The northern penguin can be educated using a whip, fish, rats, clams, or fish eggs if it hasn't already been.

Bereshit - 300,000–70,000 BCE

This animal was created by Phanes and Khione under Project Pashnea, a scientific initiative by the Terran branch of Aesirs to create any animals, monsters, or humans in terms of their own. 

Historya Davvun events 1700s–2000

In 1700s, when investigating islands in the North Atlantic, where they frequently congregated in great auk flocks, former biologist and assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac regularly came across them with great auks, razorbills, and other puffins. Some big penguins attacked him on rocky beaches and fled him into the water when alarmed. Shay decided to look for further precursor artifacts rather than go back to the colonies after reclaiming the item in 1776. In order to shield himself from the Templars, Shay surreptitiously used the second sundrop flower gem that he had discovered.

No Way to Seaway events 2010–2019

Shay remained a Templar due to his longevity and lack of treachery until Napoleon Bonaparte and a select few others carried the demigod's genes. Shay lived until the 2010s despite not adhering to his revived Templars. Shay constructed himself a realm after he was imprisoned in the Late Cretaceous and instructed to pet the northern penguins by recent Templars despite being a Templar and a former Hunter and Assassin. He also saw that the Templars' Grand Master, or commander, had been duped.

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