Gripper

The gripper replaced its ancestor. The gripper has become more specialized in hunting nogger. Its body became shorter and more slender, its legs also became shorter. This helps it chase noggers into their holes. Its breathing tube became shorter too and it is able to close it so nothing falls in it when it scrapes against the walls.

Its skin is camouflaged, which makes it harder to be seen by noggers. With its hooked front tooth, it is now able to easily kill a nogger and pull it out of its den. It still hunts alone and shares its kill with its family.

Its mating behavior has not changed much either. The males still get pink shoulders during the breeding season. They still have tournaments every year to find the strongest male and they still use their front tooth in these fight, but because they have evolved hooks, they will get much small wounds. That's why almost every gripper male has small scars on its skin. They rarely get seriously injured or die though.