Dragasail
Taxonomy
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Ancestors and Descendants
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Creator: Bufforpington
Ancestor: Dragambush
Habitat: East Peninsular Scrubland, East Peninsular Beach
Size: 2 m Long
Diet: Herbivore (Neakroot, Pentadisc, Neakberry, Rampberry, Nonobush, Neakvine)
Reproduction: Sexual, Eggs laid into the ocean
The Dragasail split from its ancestor. With nothing eating the leaves of the scrubland's flora, the Dragasail evolved to fill in the niche. Its teeth have become blunt, allowing it to chew on plant matter. Its size is enough to deter most predators. However, if it is attacked, it will charge at the predator, hoping to scare it off. If that fails, it will fight the predator to the death. This sort of behavior is the result of its slowness, as its leg configuration makes it slower than most predators. Like its ancestor, they will migrate from the scrubland to the beach during the mating season. Males possess brightly-colored sails that are derived from its dorsal fin. These sails, along with their tail fins, are used to attract mates. Females will chose the male with the biggest and most colorful sail. The tadpoles are still carnivorous, but become omnivores once they're big enough to feed on neakweeds and neakers. By the time they come onto land, they become herbivores. The tadpoles make it to land once they are 50 cm long. They then migrate to the scrubland once they reach 75 cm long. Like their ancestor, they do not reach sexual maturity until they reach full size.