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Made for the Sagan 4 project (Alpha timeline). Made in Sculptris, probably colored in Sculptris, and then later additionally colored or enhanced in GIMP. (back fins added later)

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Adults reach reproductive maturity in seven years. They mate all months of the year, with a gestation period of nine months. After reaching reproductive maturity, they are able to sire or birth offspring for the remaining eleven years of their (average) lifespan.

Saurohounds are divided into two breeding populations. One gives birth in the Rabid Sandstone Sea Caves, and the other in the Ferret Limestone Sea Caves. They are otherwise practically identical, and there is overlap in their feeding territories. The caves are ideal in that they are utterly devoid of predators and have little variation in temperature. (The pups are small, so they cool down faster than the adults. While not entirely endothermic, they grow faster when the water temperature isn't too cold.)

Saurohounds give birth to twins and occasionally triplets. They do not exhibit parental care, but don't mind if a pup stays close for protection from predators. If the pup is nearby and a predator comes close, the adult won't act specifically to protect the pup but act only to protect itself. Rather, the pup will benefit only from its proximity to the adult.

Pups are about 97.5 cm long at birth. At this point, they hunt frabukis, larvabacks, scuttlers, krillpedes and cavepedes in the cave. Their diet changes to progressively bigger prey as they grow. Once they reach 1.1 m, they leave the caves on brief hunting forays. (The pups from the Rabid Limestone Sea Caves hunt in the Chum Tropical Coast, while the pups from the Ferret Limestone Sea Caves hunt in the King Tropical Coast.)

During these forays, saurohound pups from both breeding populations eat diamond pumpgills, onamors, floating pumpgills, and twinkiiro gilltails. Upon reaching 1.5 cm, the saurohounds leave the caves permanently. Saurohound pups in the 1.1-1.5 m range may be eaten by slender scylarians. They may be eaten by slender scylarians when bigger, too, but it's less likely, and the chance drops significantly when they reach 2 m in length.

Adults' snouts and teeth are adapted to eating fast, slippery prey, but they will also take prey that do not fit the description. They favor gregarious fauna.

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Description
Made for the Sagan 4 project (Alpha timeline). Made in Sculptris, probably colored in Sculptris, and then later additionally colored or enhanced in GIMP. (back fins added later)

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Adults reach reproductive maturity in seven years. They mate all months of the year, with a gestation period of nine months. After reaching reproductive maturity, they are able to sire or birth offspring for the remaining eleven years of their (average) lifespan.

Saurohounds are divided into two breeding populations. One gives birth in the Rabid Sandstone Sea Caves, and the other in the Ferret Limestone Sea Caves. They are otherwise practically identical, and there is overlap in their feeding territories. The caves are ideal in that they are utterly devoid of predators and have little variation in temperature. (The pups are small, so they cool down faster than the adults. While not entirely endothermic, they grow faster when the water temperature isn't too cold.)

Saurohounds give birth to twins and occasionally triplets. They do not exhibit parental care, but don't mind if a pup stays close for protection from predators. If the pup is nearby and a predator comes close, the adult won't act specifically to protect the pup but act only to protect itself. Rather, the pup will benefit only from its proximity to the adult.

Pups are about 97.5 cm long at birth. At this point, they hunt frabukis, larvabacks, scuttlers, krillpedes and cavepedes in the cave. Their diet changes to progressively bigger prey as they grow. Once they reach 1.1 m, they leave the caves on brief hunting forays. (The pups from the Rabid Limestone Sea Caves hunt in the Chum Tropical Coast, while the pups from the Ferret Limestone Sea Caves hunt in the King Tropical Coast.)

During these forays, saurohound pups from both breeding populations eat diamond pumpgills, onamors, floating pumpgills, and twinkiiro gilltails. Upon reaching 1.5 cm, the saurohounds leave the caves permanently. Saurohound pups in the 1.1-1.5 m range may be eaten by slender scylarians. They may be eaten by slender scylarians when bigger, too, but it's less likely, and the chance drops significantly when they reach 2 m in length.

Adults' snouts and teeth are adapted to eating fast, slippery prey, but they will also take prey that do not fit the description. They favor gregarious fauna.

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