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{{Species
|name = Curazzope
|week = 25
|generation = 156
|creator = Coolsteph
|image = Curazzope.png
|ancestor = Curazzell
|size = 1.3 m long
|habitat = Fermi High Desert, Fermi Desert▼
|support = Endoskeleton (Bone)
▲|habitat = Fermi High Desert
|diet = Adults: Herbivore ([[Greyblades]], [[Sunleaf|Sunleaves]], [[Sunstalks]]) Larvae: Herbivore ([[Meltbowl]] "bowl roots")
|respiration=Active (Lungs)
|thermoregulation=Ectotherm
|reproduction= Sexual, Two Sexes, Frog-like Eggs Laid in Snow Inside Meltbowls
▲|family = Pseudodorcidae
|genus = Pseudodorcas
|species = pedissus
}}
The '''curazzope''' replaced its ancestor, the [[curazzell]]. With two predators to contend with, the [[shantak]] and the [[snapperky]], the curazzell had to adapt. Larger lungs, longer legs, reduced number of toes, and hoof-like claws help curazzopes run quickly and for long distances. When running, only the toes and, in the hind feet, a little of the skin surrounding the toes is in contact with the ground, effectively lengthening the curazzope's stride.
The arrangement of bones in curazzope feet bear resemblance to the skeletal arrangement in pigs and deer. However, the curazzope leaves a unique footprint.
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Curazzopes lay their eggs during the winter, provided there is snow. They will lay the eggs in the snow collected by [[meltbowl]]s. When the meltbowl's seal regrows, its inner chamber is warmed by the sun and the snow melts. Once there is a significant amount of liquid water in the chamber, the eggs hatch. They feed on the roots inside the bowl, snipping them off with mouths similar to the adult's. Their long-term herbivory of a particular flora's tissues blurs the division between herbivore and parasite.
They emerge when they are about 20
This can be the most difficult phase of their lives, as they are too short to eat fully-grown greyblades and are not cared for by the other herd members. If they can't find sunleaves, sunstalks or greyblades that are short enough for them, they starve.
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