Aboreal Tailhopper

The arboreal tailhopper split from their ancestors the tailhopping sawclaw. They now have learned to climb tall black flora in order to escape predation. They eat dead flora scattered on the forest floor. They cling to the flora with their front claws. They swing from branches with their tails. Like their ancestors, their jaws and neck muscles are incredibly strong. This helps when biting bones or tough flora fibers. In order to protect their young they dig their nests into the flora and lay their eggs there in the sleeping nests. They will protect and raise the chicks. Females stay with the herd while feeding but aside from the alpha male, the males will go off and live a solitary life. Each spring males challenge the alpha male for his "harem" of females. They will fight using their teeth and claws; this can sometimes be fatal since their claws and teeth are so sharp. The winner gets the females.