The waters off the Atlantic coasts of Southern south america can be inhospitable. Only the toughest beasts survive in such dangerous water. Flightless kelp swans (Aetocygnus giganteus) as large as emus, ply the chilly waters in search of the most delicious sea plants, honking and shaking their ash-grey feathers. A relative of the vulgures also braves the water. The Waldo (Vulguropsis tardox) is moderately large at 4 meters long, shaggy, and wades the waters with long, powerful legs. It crunches mollusks, grabbing the rocks with it's enormously powerful arms. -Timothy Morris