The Pūkeko, also known as the Australian Swamphenis a large-footed and large-beakedbirdendemic to New Zealandand parts of Australasia. Images of baby pūkekos with their disproportionally large feet became the subject ofmemeson theinternetin the early 2020s after several edited images of the bird made the rounds on Tumblrfrom 2021 onward. A notable edit of the baby pukeko shows it placed in front of a Windows XP Bliss wallpaperwith the word "DAMN!!!" written across the top. The baby pūkeko's odd proportions made it a popular topic of memes, similar to otheranimalslikecapybarasor, more generally,dogsandcats.
