Drongar

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Common Names: Drongar, Dragon Turtle
Classification: Reptile; Drongar are a rare giant carnivorous turtle species.

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.

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.

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.

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