Doboor

The doboor split from its ancestor, moving into Barlowe's eastern flatlands. Like Its ancestor it is a generalist, eating most smaller flora and fauna. Because of their closely knit family structure, group predators like the dualist bandersnatch pose no severe threat; in fact, they need to now be wary of any herds of doboor in the area. Its main adaptation is its skull structure. The bones in between the beak tip and skull are segmented and hinged, creating a sort of trunk. The doboor can use this to crop up larger amounts of food before swallowing. With this increase in eating efficiency, they have increased in size. Their body now slopes downward to allow them easier access to food, and their nail-tipped feet are broader to help spread out their weight. While these adaptations have sacrificed speed, the dobor's leathery armor and tenacious temperament more than make up for it. Individuals live for 20 years, reaching maturity in the fifth year. Individuals are found in close family herds of 8 to 10, with a generally equal ratio of males and females, plus any offspring. Individual doboors do not take a single mate, rather choosing a male/female randomly from their herd to mate with at the beginning of the colder months. The females will gestate until the beginning of the warmer months, giving birth to 1-2 babies; all members of a herd will bravely protect the offspring. When the young have matured, they are kicked out of their original herd, and go through a brief period of wandering before finding other doboors their age to start a new herd.