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|thermoregulation=Endotherm (Fur)
|reproduction=Sexual (Male and Female, Live Birth, Placental, Pouch and Milk
|domain = Eukaryota
|kingdom = Carpozoa
|phylum=Spondylozoa▼
|class=Soricia▼
▲|phylum = Spondylozoa
|order=Chaetotheria▼
|family=Lutrasoricidae▼
▲|class = Soricia
▲|order = Chaetotheria
|suborder = Euchaetotheria
▲|family = Lutrasoricidae
|genus=Lutrasorex
|species=denavale
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The '''dockshrog''' split from its ancestor. Many direct descendants of the [[seashrog]] either remain at sea, such as the [[wolvershrog]], or settle on a landmass, such as most of the others. The dockshrog, however, has chosen something in between: it has settled on the northern coast of Fermi Island.
Often, [[shrog|shrogs]] are prevented from making permanent residence on beaches by predatory [[
The dockshrog has four digits on each limb, though one is often hidden when viewed from the side due to the middle two digits being longer than the others. The inner-most digit on the front limbs is opposable, as it is in other shrogs.
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Dockshrog body language and facial expressions, too, are similar to those of seashrogs. To effectively communicate not just with other shrogs but with unrelated species, most of their body language is intuitive, such as making one's self small and unthreatening when scared, tensing up when stressed, and relaxing when content. Their facial expressions, however, are exaggerated to better support their more social lifestyle. For example, the "shrog smile" where the mouth hangs open and the ears point outwards; in dockshrogs, the mouth not only hangs open but is flexed very wide, sometimes resulting in soreness after a period of great excitement. The ears may also be flicked to emphasize their position. Similar to many non-human animals on Earth, a dockshrog only grins as a threat.
The dockshrog is less vocal while mating than the seashrog. This is because, as their nests are more or less static, a predator such as a [[Stonebeak Phlyer|stonebeak phlyer]] can use their calls to distinguish which nests are occupied and choose one to target. It still has a mating call, "brbrbrbrbrbrbree" repeated a few times, used by adults without mates to advertise themselves and more quietly by mated pairs to communicate the desire to mate.
==Feeding==
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Most partner species and parasites of seashrog adapt well to the different nesting habits of the dockshrog.
[[Cleaner Borvermid|Cleaner]] and [[
[[Shailnitor|Shailnitors]] are just as babied by dockshrogs as they are by seashrogs, and the dockshrogs willingly help them up and down between nest and path. Using their shell lungs to float, the shailnitors can paddle between floating platforms and will lay their eggs among the abundant flora found in the mangrove. Though dockshrogs do not let their food spoil as often as seashrogs, their dung is just as abundant and they appreciate the shailnitors' efforts to clean up after them. The shailnitors which live with dockshrogs regularly interbreed with those that live with seashrogs, but they nonetheless tend to be slightly darker in color and have proportionally larger ears, better mimicking the appearance of juvenile dockshrogs to appeal to their sense of cuteness.
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[[Shorelance|Shorelances]] prefer to stowaway on seashrog nests for the migratory benefit, but they will still enter dockshrog "villages" in search of food. They are agile enough to chase kakonats on the floating paths to attack and bite them to death.
With very little food stored, [[stowaway Harmbless|stowaway harmbless]] do not fare well in dockshrog nests. However, they are still present in the region due to the activity of other shrogs.
Sometimes, dockshrogs will interact with other species of shrog, particularly the seashrog. Though seashrogs are potential competitors, they have no choice in what beach they wash up on, so the dockshrogs don't bother them unless there is a food shortage. Seashrogs prefer using wood from trees growing on the beach while dockshrogs use mangroves which grow in the water, so they do not compete for building materials. Sometimes, orphaned young seashrogs may be adopted by dockshrogs, as juveniles of the two species look fairly similar and will activate their parental instincts.
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