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{{Species |
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|name=Headbanger Ophan |
|name = Headbanger Ophan |
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|week=27 |
|week = 27 |
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|generation=167 |
|generation = 167 |
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|creator=Solpimr |
|creator = Solpimr |
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|image=Headbanger Ophan.png |
|image = Headbanger Ophan.png |
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|ancestor=Ophan Scimitar |
|ancestor = Ophan Scimitar |
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|habitat=[[Vivus Prairie]], [[Vivus Steppe]], [[Kosemen Temperate Woodland]], [[Vivus Lowboreal]], [[Central Kosemen Lowboreal]], [[Vivus Rocky]], [[Vivus Highboreal]], [[Kosemen Highboreal]], [[Kosemen Rocky]], [[East Kosemen Lowboreal]], [[Kosemen Steppe]] |
|habitat = [[Vivus Prairie]], [[Vivus Steppe]], [[Kosemen Temperate Woodland]], [[Vivus Lowboreal]], [[Central Kosemen Lowboreal]], [[Vivus Rocky]], [[Vivus Highboreal]], [[Kosemen Highboreal]], [[Kosemen Rocky]], [[East Kosemen Lowboreal]], [[Kosemen Steppe]] |
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|size=1.5 M long (including neck) |
|size = 1.5 M long (including neck) |
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|support=Endoskeleton (Chitin) |
|support = Endoskeleton (Chitin) |
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|diet=Scavenger, Carnivore ([[Phouka]], [[Snoofloo]], [[Scrambled Shrew]], [[Barkback]], [[Eggslurping Sorite]], [[Snowtunnel Shrew]], [[Pikashrew]], [[Glyndrax]], [[Egg Lizatokage]], [[Thin Lizatokage]], [[Quail Raptor]], [[Twinpaw Twintail]], [[Vivusian Barkback]], [[Burrowyrm]], [[Gryphler]], [[Velocitoon]](young)), Kleptoparasitism |
|diet = Scavenger, Carnivore ([[Phouka]], [[Snoofloo]], [[Scrambled Shrew]], [[Barkback]], [[Eggslurping Sorite]], [[Snowtunnel Shrew]], [[Pikashrew]], [[Glyndrax]], [[Egg Lizatokage]], [[Thin Lizatokage]], [[Quail Raptor]], [[Twinpaw Twintail]], [[Vivusian Barkback]], [[Burrowyrm]], [[Gryphler]], [[Velocitoon]](young)), Kleptoparasitism |
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|respiration=Active (Microlungs) |
|respiration = Active (Microlungs) |
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|thermoregulation=Endotherm (Feathers) |
|thermoregulation = Endotherm (Feathers) |
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|reproduction=Sexual (Male and Female, Hard-Shelled Eggs) |
|reproduction = Sexual (Male and Female, Hard-Shelled Eggs) |
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|parent = Rotaferridae |
|parent = Rotaferridae |
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|genus=Mustelardea |
|genus = Mustelardea |
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|species=thagocephalus |
|species = thagocephalus |
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The '''headbanger ophan''' has replace its ancestor where their ranges overlap and expanded its range. They are named for their distinctive method of defense, and intimidation. When threatened, or when attempting to bully other scavengers away from a carcass, they swing their long neck back and forth, building up momentum and turning their head into a wrecking ball. This display is often accompanied by a two-note whistling vocalization. If this fails to scare off the opposition they slam their heads into their foe, potentially crippling large fauna and possibly even killing smaller ones. Their long neck also allows them to pursue the small, burrowing organisms that are their primary prey into their burrows. Most of the rest of their diet is carrion, which can make up as much as half of their diet. They prefer scavenging over hunting and given the opportunity this percentage would be even higher. When hunting on the surface they refer to ambush their prey by hiding their body behind cover such as rocks or shrubs and darting their head forward for a quick killing bite. |
The '''headbanger ophan''' has replace its ancestor where their ranges overlap and expanded its range. They are named for their distinctive method of defense, and intimidation. When threatened, or when attempting to bully other scavengers away from a carcass, they swing their long neck back and forth, building up momentum and turning their head into a wrecking ball. This display is often accompanied by a two-note whistling vocalization. If this fails to scare off the opposition they slam their heads into their foe, potentially crippling large fauna and possibly even killing smaller ones. Their long neck also allows them to pursue the small, burrowing organisms that are their primary prey into their burrows. Most of the rest of their diet is carrion, which can make up as much as half of their diet. They prefer scavenging over hunting and given the opportunity this percentage would be even higher. When hunting on the surface they refer to ambush their prey by hiding their body behind cover such as rocks or shrubs and darting their head forward for a quick killing bite. |
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