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|week = 26
|generation = 165
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|ancestor = Hearthead
|habitat = [[Darwin Plains]], [[Darwin
|size = 1.4 meters long
|support = Endoskeleton (Chitin)
|diet = scavenger & Carnivore ([[Lizatokage]], [[Thin Lizatokage]], [[Egg Lizatokage]], [[Grassland Lizatokage]], [[Agropspyt]], [[Varant]], [[Feroakage]], [[Guangu]], [[Sabulyn]], [[Argeiphlock]], [[Plehexapod]], [[Tasermane]], [[Brighteyes]], [[High Grassland Ukback]], [[Dualtrunk]], [[Briarback]], [[Sitting
|respiration = Active (Microlungs)
|thermoregulation = Endotherm (Feathers)
|reproduction = Sexual (Male and Female, Hard-Shelled Eggs)
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|genus = Rotaferrum
|species = petatoculos
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They are not as fast as their ancestors, but what they lack in speed they add in brawn. Their size and intimidating form allowed them to specialize as scavengers for the larger part of their diet, taking over the area around a treasured carcass and scaring away most of the competition, often including the very same predator who made the kill. No less vital, internally their immune system has evolved to handle the rot and risk of infection.
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They continually grow teeth in their oral ring past the growth of the skull, compensating for constantly breaking their teeth on bones and other hard tissues in a carcass. They developed a higher density of teeth sockets in a back and forth wave like pattern that allows them to grow more teeth without losing tooth density, ensuring that at any time there will likely be enough healthy teeth while other teeth are healing. As a consequence, the additional eyestrills allow them to find the scent of carcasses from far away. To protect their eyestrils
Their tail feathers aid in intimidation and defense due to their mimicry of the eyes of Argusraptors. When they lower their front to eat, the sight of their backside rocking up and down creates the animated appearance of a running Argusraptor. The illusion works so well to discourage others from getting close to the area, that rocking back and forth has being adapted as a nervous response.
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