Creature · ICARUS 3.0.26 · Week 248
A large, intelligent parrot, originally native to New Zealand. On Earth, the Kea population continues to steadily decline. Seeding on Icarus was seen as a way to keep the species alive. Genetically modified to handle harsher conditions.
Dr Amelia Tohu personally oversaw this project, having spent time raising Kea in conservation sectors as a young girl. Tohu was uncompromising in her commitment to propagating the species.
"Careful of the cheeky buggers. They're not dangerous or anything, but they'll steal food right out from under ya nose. Hell, they'll rip the seals right off your dropship windows."
This creature is not listed in any spawn zone in the shipped tables — it is placed by a mission, a boss encounter or a tame, rather than by the world spawner. Its biome and maps above come from the bestiary itself.