Brea owl (SciiFii)

The Brea owl (Oraristix brea), also known as the North American fishing owl, is a species of owl that originally lived in what us now California during the Late Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to the western United States to help boost biodiversity. The Brea owl is about the size of a great grey owl (Strix nebulosa), but unlike owls of the genus Strix or Bubo, the Brea owl is more terrestrial in habit since it has longer legs relative to its wingspan, so it is much more adapted to life in the open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, scrublands, and deserts than the forest-dwelling owls such as great horned owls (Bubo virginianus). It is a carnivore that has adapted to feed on aquatic animals such as fish, filling the similar ecological niches to those filled by African and Asian fishing owls from the Old World, using its long, featherless legs with clawed feet to snatch up fish. It is a solitary animal that lives throughout most of its life alone except during the breeding seasons. The conservation status of the Brea owl is least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the Brea owl's wide natural range and its tolerance to most of the human activities, including being able to adapt to life in the cities and suburbs.