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The large amounts of snow and the intense cold of the winters means sklithraderms will head down the slopes and out of the alpine biomes they typically live in before entering the Dixon-Darwin Boreal habitat. Here, their patterns help them partially blend in by resembling large rocks found in the area, but they still are easier to spot than in the alpine biomes. This puts them at a higher risk of predation from things such as the argusraptor complex. Out in the open areas of the alpine biomes, few things would kill a sklithraderm because their sharp senses usually meant the potential predator would be spotted way before it could actually attack. In the dense [[obsidoak]] forests, however, predators have the advantage. Because of the higher risk of attack, the herding behavior of sklithraderms means more pairs of eyes and ears to detect predators before it is too late to escape. If an individual is cornered, they can use the redeveloped horns on their beak to gore an attacker. Despite their best attempts to watch each other's backs, the winter months are when the mortality rates of sklithraderms skyrockets.

To counter this, the sklithraderm breeds much more frequently than their ancestor. The males use their beaks in shoving contests as a test of strength. The herd’s still consist of either a single alpha male and a bunch of females or bachelor herds with males in those bachelor herds challenging the alpha male in typical herds for breeding rights. They only do this in the alpine regions during the summer, however, as such a contest down in the boreal biome would alert predators of their presence. Meanwhile, males will breed with the females in their herd while they are in the boreal area, so that females will give birth to around 4-6 young once they head back up the slopes as summer returns. Females will dig conical dirt nests to give birth to the young, which then take ~~2-3~~ months to develop. After ~~2-3~~ months, they are strong enough to leave the nests behind and follow the mother which also allows them to flee from potential danger and thus stand a chance of survival once the species travels back down into the boreal habitat during the winter months.

To counter this, the sklithraderm breeds much more frequently than their ancestor. The males use their beaks in shoving contests as a test of strength. The herd’s still consist of either a single alpha male and a bunch of females or bachelor herds with males in those bachelor herds challenging the alpha male in typical herds for breeding rights. They only do this in the alpine regions during the summer, however, as such a contest down in the boreal biome would alert predators of their presence. Meanwhile, males will breed with the females in their herd while they are in the boreal area, so that females will give birth to around 4-6 young once they head back up the slopes as summer returns. Females will dig conical dirt nests to give birth to the young, which then take 2–3 months to develop. After 2–3 months, they are strong enough to leave the nests behind and follow the mother which also allows them to flee from potential danger and thus stand a chance of survival once the species travels back down into the boreal habitat during the winter months.

[[File:Sklithraderm Rooting About.png|thumb|A sklithraderm with its beak point down towards the ground, likely to shove snow aside to feed on flora.]]

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 The large amounts of snow and the intense cold of the winters means sklithraderms will head down the slopes and out of the alpine biomes they typically live in before entering the Dixon-Darwin Boreal habitat. Here, their patterns help them partially blend in by resembling large rocks found in the area, but they still are easier to spot than in the alpine biomes. This puts them at a higher risk of predation from things such as the argusraptor complex. Out in the open areas of the alpine biomes, few things would kill a sklithraderm because their sharp senses usually meant the potential predator would be spotted way before it could actually attack. In the dense [[obsidoak]] forests, however, predators have the advantage. Because of the higher risk of attack, the herding behavior of sklithraderms means more pairs of eyes and ears to detect predators before it is too late to escape. If an individual is cornered, they can use the redeveloped horns on their beak to gore an attacker. Despite their best attempts to watch each other's backs, the winter months are when the mortality rates of sklithraderms skyrockets.
-To counter this, the sklithraderm breeds much more frequently than their ancestor. The males use their beaks in shoving contests as a test of strength. The herd’s still consist of either a single alpha male and a bunch of females or bachelor herds with males in those bachelor herds challenging the alpha male in typical herds for breeding rights. They only do this in the alpine regions during the summer, however, as such a contest down in the boreal biome would alert predators of their presence. Meanwhile, males will breed with the females in their herd while they are in the boreal area, so that females will give birth to around 4-6 young once they head back up the slopes as summer returns. Females will dig conical dirt nests to give birth to the young, which then take 2-3 months to develop. After 2-3 months, they are strong enough to leave the nests behind and follow the mother which also allows them to flee from potential danger and thus stand a chance of survival once the species travels back down into the boreal habitat during the winter months.
+To counter this, the sklithraderm breeds much more frequently than their ancestor. The males use their beaks in shoving contests as a test of strength. The herd’s still consist of either a single alpha male and a bunch of females or bachelor herds with males in those bachelor herds challenging the alpha male in typical herds for breeding rights. They only do this in the alpine regions during the summer, however, as such a contest down in the boreal biome would alert predators of their presence. Meanwhile, males will breed with the females in their herd while they are in the boreal area, so that females will give birth to around 4-6 young once they head back up the slopes as summer returns. Females will dig conical dirt nests to give birth to the young, which then take 2–3 months to develop. After 2–3 months, they are strong enough to leave the nests behind and follow the mother which also allows them to flee from potential danger and thus stand a chance of survival once the species travels back down into the boreal habitat during the winter months.
 [[File:Sklithraderm Rooting About.png|thumb|A sklithraderm with its beak point down towards the ground, likely to shove snow aside to feed on flora.]]

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