Canard
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The canard split from its ancestor and expanded beyond the archipelago. It has begun to primarily consume aquatic flora using its scoop-shaped jaws. It feeds by dipping its jaw in the water and scooping up food, then letting water drain between its jaws so that it doesn't have to drink excessive seawater. The gap between its jaws is too large to capture most plankton. When floating flora is scarce, it can also strip leaves and fruit from soft shrubs along the shore. It is mostly associated with mangals, including small patches of such which exist along otherwise non-mangal coastlines, as these provide shelter for its primary food source. It retains soaring flight, which allows it to scan vast stretches of coastline for potential feeding grounds.
The canard is fairly social, but can be aggressive during breeding disputes and is often dangerous to approach. Though it would rather flee than risk breaking its wings, when cornered it can be shockingly violent. The canard has reached the maximum size limit of a flight-capable biat lacking hollow bones; any larger and it would no longer be capable of taking off from the ground. It is quite a large creature, and it puts its weight to full use in defending itself and its young.
As it nests on the ground along beaches, the canard sometimes has to face predators, which it will smash to a pulp with its hooves when given the chance. It will try to avoid confrontations by preferring to nest on small offshore islands, however. Juveniles hatch flightless but already capable of running, and they fledge within a month. The canard takes about 3 and a half years to reach full size.