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[[File:Eggslurping Sorite rearing up.png|thumb|left|An Eggslurping Sorite rearing up onto its hind legs.]]

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.

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 egg’s insides from entering their gullet, the spines on the eggslurper’s tongue have become shorter and developed round, calcified tops to act as a ramming device where they smack into the shell until it eventually cracks.

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 [[File:Eggslurping Sorite rearing up.png|thumb|left|An Eggslurping Sorite rearing up onto its hind legs.]]
-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.
+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 egg’s insides from entering their gullet, the spines on the eggslurper’s tongue have become shorter and developed round, calcified tops to act as a ramming device where they smack into the shell until it eventually cracks.

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