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megaxolot — The dance of evolution: 30 by-nc

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Description From a small generalist ancestor, a myriad of divergent forms have evolved to occupy the habitats of their new ecosystem, adopting all manner of forms and livelihoods in the process.
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Not even the planet's oceans are safe from the influence of megafauna, although this is much rarer than on our planet.
This species belongs to the only family of this extensive group of illustrated creatures that has developed the ability to give birth to live young, which has allowed them to adapt to the marine environment to the point of not needing to crawl ashore, like other semi-aquatic species, both fresh and salt water.
They have a way of life similar to porpoises or seals, chasing prey on the oceanic platform, among entangled masses of algae and curious-looking colonial organisms, similar to sea pineapples or sinophores.
With swift and acrobatic movements, they chase after their food, which is made up of highly mobile prey and thin, pincer-shaped jaws filled with tiny denticles.
They do not form groups and their social life is limited and not very complex, but enough to have bright markings on their sides with which they maintain contact with other individuals in their area, whom they tolerate because they can, with their movements, take out to light prey. They inhabit southern waters at medium depths, but females travel to the equator to give birth, giving their young a sunny environment protected from predators.
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