Hophorn

The hophorn replaced its ancestor the hopping sprinter. Like its ancestor it moves about by hopping. It can hop for very long distances and can get away from predators by tiring them out. They travel in large herds. Their purple stripes confused predators when in a herd.

They have developed a few new adaptations. One is their new beak-horn, which they use not only to fight for mates but to fend off predators. They also have developed a new shaped butt-nostril. It now has 3 pipe-like holes in which each makes a different frequency sound. Using them together they can produce complex whistles and honks. These signals can be anything from warning of danger to a matting call. Males will fight with their beak-horns and the strongest gets rights to the females. After that they must do an elaborate honking and showing off their red crest. If done right the female will mate with him. Within the herd there is an alpha male. Those that can jump the farthest rise in rank. Thus the alpha male is the one who can out jump everyone in the herd. He leads the herd and is usually the most experienced.