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Family: Dryosaur
Scientific Name: Cursussaurus (Running Lizard)
Subspecies/Variats: 4
Size: Males/Bulls are 18 feet long and 1200 pounds, while Females/Does are 12 feet long and 800 pounds.
Lifespan: Generally up to 50 years on average, but can live up to 65 years in domesticated species.
Diet: Completely herbivorous, they are low browsers, feeding on fruits, ferns, bushes and grasses.
Speed: Can run up to 45 mph in sprints, but can jog at 25 mph for up to several miles without pause.
Social/Parenting: They live in female dominant herds, with a matriarch leading the herd with a lone bull to keep watch and guard the herd from rival bulls. The bulls role in a herd is to protect his harem from predators and mate with the females when it comes to mating season. The number in one group can range from 12-20 females to one male. When the mating season comes, the fights of rival males can be deadly and lead to many fatalities amongst males. If a male holds onto his harem or if a new male removes to resident male from his harem, he gets to mate with the herd. When it comes to parenting, the male only protects the young and does little in care. The females raise up to 10-18 eggs per nest, but usually holds the eggs in their bodies until they are ready to be laid about 1-2 weeks before hatching, an adaptation to their nomadic lifestyle. The young are able to walk as soon as they hatch and are able to feed themselves. The young stay with the herd for up to 2 years, before they move out to find new herds to move into. Growing males go into bachelor herds for protection and learn how to fight with play. Males won't be ready to fight for their own herds until 10 years of age, while females aren't ready to lay eggs until 8 years of age, reaching maturity at these years.
Distribution: These animals make up a good portion of the medium sized herbivore niche in future Australia, living across many habitats, given their subspecies/variants.
Conflicts: Though the wild species isn't fond of humans and are skittish of them, they do take well in cohabiting with other herbivores for safety, especially larger herbivores. There is a domesticated species that the natives and colonists use for many things, like egg production, meat, labor and even just as large pets. The difference is that the domesticated species are not as vibrant in coloration in males, lack the quills on its back and a more relaxed, gentle temper.
Fun Fact: The scientists can't really decide on whether or not the 4 variants are actually variants of the same species or just subspecies, though all four can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, so the decision on placement is very much ongoing. No one has attempted to see whether or not the domesticated subspecies/variant can breed with the wild variants, but the locals do believe that it is very possible to do so.
Scientific Name: Cursussaurus (Running Lizard)
Subspecies/Variats: 4
Size: Males/Bulls are 18 feet long and 1200 pounds, while Females/Does are 12 feet long and 800 pounds.
Lifespan: Generally up to 50 years on average, but can live up to 65 years in domesticated species.
Diet: Completely herbivorous, they are low browsers, feeding on fruits, ferns, bushes and grasses.
Speed: Can run up to 45 mph in sprints, but can jog at 25 mph for up to several miles without pause.
Social/Parenting: They live in female dominant herds, with a matriarch leading the herd with a lone bull to keep watch and guard the herd from rival bulls. The bulls role in a herd is to protect his harem from predators and mate with the females when it comes to mating season. The number in one group can range from 12-20 females to one male. When the mating season comes, the fights of rival males can be deadly and lead to many fatalities amongst males. If a male holds onto his harem or if a new male removes to resident male from his harem, he gets to mate with the herd. When it comes to parenting, the male only protects the young and does little in care. The females raise up to 10-18 eggs per nest, but usually holds the eggs in their bodies until they are ready to be laid about 1-2 weeks before hatching, an adaptation to their nomadic lifestyle. The young are able to walk as soon as they hatch and are able to feed themselves. The young stay with the herd for up to 2 years, before they move out to find new herds to move into. Growing males go into bachelor herds for protection and learn how to fight with play. Males won't be ready to fight for their own herds until 10 years of age, while females aren't ready to lay eggs until 8 years of age, reaching maturity at these years.
Distribution: These animals make up a good portion of the medium sized herbivore niche in future Australia, living across many habitats, given their subspecies/variants.
Conflicts: Though the wild species isn't fond of humans and are skittish of them, they do take well in cohabiting with other herbivores for safety, especially larger herbivores. There is a domesticated species that the natives and colonists use for many things, like egg production, meat, labor and even just as large pets. The difference is that the domesticated species are not as vibrant in coloration in males, lack the quills on its back and a more relaxed, gentle temper.
Fun Fact: The scientists can't really decide on whether or not the 4 variants are actually variants of the same species or just subspecies, though all four can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, so the decision on placement is very much ongoing. No one has attempted to see whether or not the domesticated subspecies/variant can breed with the wild variants, but the locals do believe that it is very possible to do so.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Doodle
Species Dinosaur
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