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==About== | ==About== | ||
;Common Names: | ;Common Names:Drongar, Dragon Turtle | ||
;Classification: | ;Classification:Reptile | ||
:Drongar are a rare giant carnivorous turtle species. | |||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
;Size: | ;Size: 100-1000 kg (220-2200 pounds), 0.75-1.5 metres (2-4 feet) height of shells, 1.25-3 metres (4-10 feet) length nose to tail. | ||
;Appearance: | ;Appearance:Great six-limbed armoured reptiles with a variety of spikes, horns and thick scales. They possess a powerful beak and long claws, and an armoured tail with a thagomizer. | ||
;Sexual Dimorphism: | ;Sexual Dimorphism:No notable external differences between sexes. | ||
;Variance: | ;Variance:Minor variance between subspecies. | ||
==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
;Habitat: | ;Habitat:Drongar prefer mixed wooded, or lightly wooded wetlands, from tropical to temperate latitudes. | ||
;Diet: | ;Diet:Drongar are predominantly carnivorous, hunting a wide variety of aquatic, terrestrial, and avian prey. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
;Social Grouping: | ;Social Grouping:Solitary. | ||
;Temperament: | ;Temperament:Aggressive and territorial, Drongar will attack anything that presents a potential meal or threatens their range. | ||
;Intelligence: | ;Intelligence:Animal | ||
;Reproduction: | ;Reproduction:Drongar will couple every few years when they encounter a suitable mate. Females will lay a clutch of one or two dozen eggs, buried in soil and covered with vegetable matter which composts to provide a heated brooding pit. Hatchlings will emerge after two months, and are left to survive on their own. Fewer than ten percent reach adulthood. The maximum lifespan of a drongar is unknown, they grow continuously throughout their lives. | ||
==Sub-Species== | ==Sub-Species== | ||
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==Domestication== | ==Domestication== | ||
;General: | ;General:Efforts to capture and domesticate adult drongar are rarely successful. Instead, juveniles are captured, raised over decades to suitable adult size, and trained to serve as mounts or guard beasts. | ||
;Resources: | ;Resources:Meat | ||
==Stories== | ==Stories== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
: | :[[Walking Throne]] | ||
[[Category:Fauna]] | [[Category:Fauna]] | ||
[[Category:Reptile]] | [[Category:Reptile]] | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 5 July 2021
About
- Common Names
- Drongar, Dragon Turtle
- Classification
- Reptile
- Drongar are a rare giant carnivorous turtle species.
Description
- Size
- 100-1000 kg (220-2200 pounds), 0.75-1.5 metres (2-4 feet) height of shells, 1.25-3 metres (4-10 feet) length nose to tail.
- Appearance
- Great six-limbed armoured reptiles with a variety of spikes, horns and thick scales. They possess a powerful beak and long claws, and an armoured tail with a thagomizer.
- Sexual Dimorphism
- No notable external differences between sexes.
- Variance
- Minor variance between subspecies.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Drongar prefer mixed wooded, or lightly wooded wetlands, from tropical to temperate latitudes.
- Diet
- Drongar are predominantly carnivorous, hunting a wide variety of aquatic, terrestrial, and avian prey.
Behaviour
- Social Grouping
- Solitary.
- Temperament
- Aggressive and territorial, Drongar will attack anything that presents a potential meal or threatens their range.
- Intelligence
- Animal
- Reproduction
- Drongar will couple every few years when they encounter a suitable mate. Females will lay a clutch of one or two dozen eggs, buried in soil and covered with vegetable matter which composts to provide a heated brooding pit. Hatchlings will emerge after two months, and are left to survive on their own. Fewer than ten percent reach adulthood. The maximum lifespan of a drongar is unknown, they grow continuously throughout their lives.
Sub-Species
Domestication
- General
- Efforts to capture and domesticate adult drongar are rarely successful. Instead, juveniles are captured, raised over decades to suitable adult size, and trained to serve as mounts or guard beasts.
- Resources
- Meat
