Cottoncoat

The cottoncoat split from its ancestor the scrub tasertongue. It has moved to Darwin Plains and Darwin Tundra. It had to adapt to the colder environment. One major adaption is a primitive cotton-like fur which grows over its entire body except for its wooden skullcap. This keeps its body warm in the winter. Those in warmer climates like the plains can shed their coat in the summer while those in the tundra keep it on year round. They have stalkier bodies than their ancestors to help retain heat. They have wider feet to keep from sinking into the snow and longer fangs to help them break through the frozen ice and snow. They will still dig dens to raise its young in it mainly stays above ground. However if winters get to harsh they will hibernate in their burrows until it warms up enough. Males will fight using their wooden skullcaps like battering rams. The strongest male gets to mate with the females. Mating happens in early spring and they have the babies by summer. They have 2-3 babies each year and they raise them in their burrows until they are big enough to go out on their own. Like its ancestor it can produce a mild shock in its long tongue to stun small prey. Once stunned it can use its prehensile fangs to bite into it. It uses its tongue for smelling like its ancestor and will use it to "sniff" out small prey. They can also run quite fast to catch quick prey. They normally hunt alone but will sometimes team up in order to ambush its prey. One will run after it while the other sits hidden ready to strike as the other leads it to him.