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imported>Papainmanis (Created page with "{{Species |name = Ophan Scimitar |week = 26 |generation = 165 |creator = Papainmanis |image = Prickly Plyent.png |ancestor = Hearthead |habitat = Darwin Plains, Darwin Chapparal, Vivus High Desert, Vivus high Grassland, Dixon-Darwin High Grassland, Dixon-Darwin High Desert |size = 1.4 meters long |support = Endoskeleton (Chitin) |diet = scavenger &...") |
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|generation = 165 |
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|creator = Papainmanis |
|creator = Papainmanis |
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|ancestor = Hearthead |
|ancestor = Hearthead |
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|habitat = [[Darwin Plains]], [[Darwin Chapparal]], [[Vivus High Desert]], [[Vivus high Grassland]], [[Dixon-Darwin High Grassland]], [[Dixon-Darwin High Desert]] |
|habitat = [[Darwin Plains]], [[Darwin Chapparal]], [[Vivus High Desert]], [[Vivus high Grassland]], [[Dixon-Darwin High Grassland]], [[Dixon-Darwin High Desert]] |
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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. |
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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[[File:Ophan Scimitar oral ring.png|thumb| |
[[File:Ophan Scimitar oral ring.png|thumb|center|Ophan Scimitar's oral ring]] |
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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 fromBlood, sand, and dust. They are lined up with a type of fatty tear duct, releasing soapy bubbles that clean them out. |
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 fromBlood, sand, and dust. They are lined up with a type of fatty tear duct, releasing soapy bubbles that clean them out. |
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