Tyrannical Corvisnapper

The tyrannical corvisnapper split from its ancestor. It is much larger than its ancestor and completely carnivorous. It is a ground hunter which chases down prey on foot and latches on with its hooked wing claws, but it incorporates flight to cross uneven terrain that its prey has to slow down to navigate around on foot. Alone, it usually hunts small prey, but it is also capable of taking down larger prey by hunting as a mob. In addition to grappling with prey, it also uses its claws to attempt to tear open the nests of ballshrogs to access the shrogs hidden inside.

The tyrannical corvisnapper is not especially social, but it would be inaccurate to call it completely asocial. As mentioned previously, it is capable of mob-hunting to take down larger prey. It is not especially territorial, but when two have their eyes on the same prey, they might fight over it. In general though, tyrannical corvisnappers have a silent agreement with one another to not steal one another’s prey and to keep a respectful distance if they happen to cross paths. When food is plentiful, there is no need to fight.

The tyrannical corvisnapper mates in the early summer and nests in elevated locations, such as on cliffs or atop boulders. The hatchlings are altricial and eat food which is brought to them by their parents. They become fledglings capable of leaving the nest within 3 weeks, but continue to be cared for by one or both parents for the first several months of their lives. Juveniles are generally better fliers than adults due to their smaller size, and will often use their wing claws to scale trees where they are safe from their own predators, including unrelated adults of their own species. At one year of age, they are independent and primarily scavengers, but will also hunt for small fauna. They reach sexual maturity in 2 years and can live for up to a decade.