Swaggersnapper
| Swaggersnapper | ||
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| (Salacosaurus primus) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Jlind11 Other | |
| Week/Generation | 25/155 | |
| Habitat | Bumpy Polar Beach, Bumpy Polar Coast, Darkov Temperate Beach, Darkov Temperate Coast | |
| Size | 1 m Wingspan | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Endoskeleton (Hollow Bone) | |
| Diet | Carnivore (Marine Gilltail, Surge Gilltail, Globe Gilltail, Blue Gillfin, Ebony Pump Gilltail, Sealid, Islandball Gillfin, Floating Pumpgill, Cromocanth) | |
| Respiration | Active (Lungs) | |
| Thermoregulation | Endotherm (Downy Feathers) | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, 2 Sexes, Hard Shelled Eggs | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Phylum Superclass Clade Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Carpozoa Spondylozoa Anisoscelida Tetrapodes Dakoptera (info) Alatidracones Laridrakonidae Salacosaurus Salacosaurus primus | |
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The swaggersnapper replaced its ancestor on the continent of Drake. It gets its name from the new mating rituals it exhibits. Mature males will stake out a 3 m wide "dance floor" on the beaches to attract a mate. Males will put on a show of flagging, strutting, and wagging; females who are impressed will join in their prospective mate's dance, until only a single female/male pair remain on the "dance floor"; pairs mate for life. It's also for this purpose that males will develop colorful patterns on their wings and tails to aid in their display; mated pairs will perform their original mating dance before actually mating and laying each clutch of eggs. These color patterns have also changed their hunting behaviors: males will use their color-spots to distract and chase prey into the direction of the waiting females.
Individuals live for 7 years. While couples mate for life, pairs of 3 or more will cooperate in watching over their young, using their swagger-displays to confuse and scare off predators. Chicks are also born with brownish feathers to blend into the sand; the feathers fade into a bluish tint as they age.