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|image = ScavengerGulper.jpg
|extant = 1
|exgen=101
|excause=gamma-ray burst
|ancestor = Star-Tongued Gulper
|size = 1.5 m Tall
|support=Endoskeleton (Jointed Wood)
|habitat = Krakow Plains
|diet = Scavenger ([[Tungrab]])
|respiration=Active (Lungs)
|reproduction= Sexual, live birth, two genders▼
|thermoregulation=Endotherm
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|species = volturius
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The [[Star-Tongued Gulper|star-tongued gulper's]] success has lead to some of its kind venturing further afield. Making their way over the Krakow Rocky, they reach the Krakow Plains. Here, there is immediate competition from the [[tungrab]], their close cousin. These are omnivores and opportunists. There is still a lot of [[Plains Dweller|plains dweller]] meat to be eaten though, enough to support the growth of the '''scavenger gulper'''. These 1.5 meter tall [[plent]]s are specially adapted to scavenging meat, and there is more than enough around to satisfy them. When a plains dweller dies, the tungrab will be the first on the scene. But soon after, the scavengers will show up. They
Scavengers also have relatively small ‘fangs’. These are made from wood, packed together, producing ‘fangs’ not unlike teeth. Their tongue alone is not powerful enough to cut into a carcass, so the scavenger hacks away with its ‘fangs’, breaking up the meat, making it easier to pick up. This wears down the ‘fangs’ very quickly, so the fangs are constantly growing. If they haven’t been used in a while, a scavenger will gnaw on tree bark to prevent any injury to the jaw. The tongue has special ridges along it, giving it a good gripping power allowing it to tear small pieces of meat off the bone. Scavengers will eat any meat they find and will eat everything on a carcass, even the bones. Despite everything, the tungrab and scavenger live side by side, much the same as [[Wikipedia:Earth|Earth's]] jackals and hyenas. ▼
▲Scavengers also have relatively small
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