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|creator = OviraptorFan
|image = Eggslurping Sorite.png
|ancestor = Lazarus Soriparasite
|habitat = Dixon-Darwin Boreal, Darwin Chaparral, Dixon-Darwin Rocky, Darwin Temperate Woodland
|size = 16 centimeters long
|support = Endoskeleton (Bone)
|diet = Hemophagus, Ovivorous ([[Ramchin]], [[Swiftsnapper]], [[Goliath Flunejaw]], [[Montemsnapper]], [[Nectarsnapper]], [[Long-Tailed Flunejaw]], [[Nightsnapper]], [[Robynsnapper]], [[Kehaida]], [[Fluneinzee]])
|respiration = Active (Lungs)
|thermoregulation = Ectotherm (Basking)
|reproduction = Sexual (Male and Female, Live Birth, Milk)
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|genus = Ovigulosorex
|species = oviprandium
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As the [[Lazarus Soriparasite|lazarus soriparasite]] thrived, certain individuals would end up in the nests of skysnappers, typically feeding on the blood of the adults and those of any chicks. Occasionally, they would be present in the nests as chicks hatch and while they did feed on the blood of the chicks they would sometimes also feed on any juices and fluids oozing out of the eggs. These can be just as nutritious as the blood of the snapper chicks, resulting in certain lazarus soriparasites to specialize in eating the insides of carpozoan eggs. This distinct method of feeding resulted in several adaptations that eventually led to them abandoning a parasitic lifestyle entirely and these populations gave rise to the '''eggslurping sorite'''.
Making the transition from a parasite to an ovivore was surprisingly not too difficult for the ancestors of the eggslurping sorite, as their methods of obtaining blood were already capable of breaking into eggs with moderate success. To specialize for such a diet, however, the eggslurping sorite had to make several modifications to its anatomy and especially behavior. One noticeable change is the much larger lips on its face, which help wrap around the narrowest part of the eggs where they can then slurp up the insides. To get past the eggshell blocking the
Beyond the head itself, other bits of the eggslurping
Similarly to their ancestor and relatives, the eggslurping sorite only has the frontmost pair of eyes to see in a clear image. The two other pairs of eyes have, however, grown in size since they can still detect movement by differences in light and shadow. Because of the two other pairs of eyes, they can be used to help detect danger from behind or above them while they feed on eggs or search for a nest.
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Since the eggslurping sorite has abandoned a parasitic lifestyle and blood only makes up a very small part of their diet, they are much less active. Eggslurping sorites often spend much of their time basking in the sun, before using their keen sense of smell to search for eggs. As they are at risk of larger predators or protective parents while they look for nests to snack on, eggslurping sorites rely on their coloration and patterns to avoid being spotted. The flexible shoulder joint allows them to move much more effectively on the ground, similarly to that of the [[Smirking Soriparasite|smirking soriparasite]]. When eggs become scarce and/or the environment becomes too cold for them, the eggslurping sorite will look for a secluded spot like a fallen log or an abandoned burrow and lower their metabolic activities, going into a state of torpor.
Much like their ancestors, the eggslurping sorite lacks a pouch, with a
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