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Theronychus Tyrannos

scientific name: theronychus tyrannos (θɪəɹənaɪkɪs tʰaɪɹænoʊs/tʰaɪɹænɪs)
common name: grey centaur-lion, centaur-lion, Condoridan centaur-lion
average height: 7-8 ft
average weight: ~2,700 lbs
primary body colors: dark grey with red stripes running horizontal on the abdomen, red stripes running the length of the head

The Theronychus Tyrannos (lit. tyrant beast-claw) is a member of the theronycha genus, which is a smaller representative clade of the stiletodactylae family. The family itself is a very successful and prolific family, and while the S. Dolofonikos’ centaurism grants it greater speed, the T. Tyrannos’ centarism grants it both great speed and impressive and deadly weaponry, which comes in the form of its large and terrible claws.

The T. Tyrannos can be found stalking the plains of west Concordia, near the coast, similar to the local Baropods and the much smaller Stiletodactyls. The niche the T. Tyrannos mostly fills is that of large pursuit predators, with their great size being a representation of that niche. In many ways, they’re like supersized wolves or cheetahs. They are not ambush predators, though, and are most comfortable stalking the open plains rathan the stands of trees and the thick inner-continental forests. Such a predator (as far as I know) doesn’t exist on earth, and perhaps the largest pursuit predator may be the lion and lioness, but on Endos, such creatures are commonplace. While the T. Tyrannos is not the largest of its kind, it is the largest theronychus on the western coast of Concordia.

The T. Tyrannos is a very social creature, somewhat surprisingly, and packs, called “prides,” can range anywhere from seven to twelve members. Often, this pride is led by a thatriarch, typically of around twenty years in age. When hunting, the thatriarch itself does not give chase, but instead uses the younger, more fit members of the pride to execute the chase and kill. During the hunt, the members of the pride, often either three or five at any time, will use their extremely muscular legs to power their hulking bodies forward, and, when close enough, will use their gigantic claws to bore deep into the prey, and oftentimes a single stab is all it takes to incapacitate the prey. When the prey is on the ground, the T. Tyrannos will disembowel the prey, ultimately killing it. Once dead, it makes use of its strong and robust trunk to rip chunks off the creature. The T. Tyrannos is one of many creatures to have developed a cartilaginous set of “jaws” to help it better grip onto and tear off meat.

Diet for the T. Tyrannos consists mainly of the abundant Baropods and Xylopodaropods in the area, but they will also eat other large herbivores, and will sometimes even hunt small Stiletodactyls, and, unfortunately, any Stiletodactyl that has been put on the menu of a T. Tyrannos stands little to no chance of escape. One disturbing fact that has been observed in the T. Tyrannos has been the sadistic methods of playing with its food, and this behavior has been most observed with relations between it and the local Stiletodacyls. Essentially, the Concordian T. Tyannos in particular has been observed to play around with its still-live food in a cruel manner before eating it. This has raised many questions over the actual intelligence of this creature, and has begged the question of whether or not this creature could possibly evolve a higher level of awareness. However, despite their savage hunting lives and sadistic playings with their food, they aren’t all tough claws and teeth. Surprisingly, at least in light of their predatory nature, they are very caring creatures, and are fierce protectors of their pride and the thatriarch, and strong relations between individuals are not unheard of. Though, similar to the local Baropods, the extent of the complexity of this social inner-working is uncertain.

Reproduction is nothing out of the ordinary, however their spores tend to favor damp and protected nesting sites in the stands of trees of the inner-continental forest. Once the babies hatch from their then-eggs, they make way to the open steppe where they will grow into their adult forms over the course of a month.

Description
>sorry for somewhat blurry image<

Theronychus Tyrannos

scientific name: theronychus tyrannos (θɪəɹənaɪkɪs tʰaɪɹænoʊs/tʰaɪɹænɪs)
common name: grey centaur-lion, centaur-lion, Condoridan centaur-lion
average height: 7-8 ft
average weight: ~2,700 lbs
primary body colors: dark grey with red stripes running horizontal on the abdomen, red stripes running the length of the head

The Theronychus Tyrannos (lit. tyrant beast-claw) is a member of the theronycha genus, which is a smaller representative clade of the stiletodactylae family. The family itself is a very successful and prolific family, and while the S. Dolofonikos’ centaurism grants it greater speed, the T. Tyrannos’ centarism grants it both great speed and impressive and deadly weaponry, which comes in the form of its large and terrible claws.

The T. Tyrannos can be found stalking the plains of west Concordia, near the coast, similar to the local Baropods and the much smaller Stiletodactyls. The niche the T. Tyrannos mostly fills is that of large pursuit predators, with their great size being a representation of that niche. In many ways, they’re like supersized wolves or cheetahs. They are not ambush predators, though, and are most comfortable stalking the open plains rathan the stands of trees and the thick inner-continental forests. Such a predator (as far as I know) doesn’t exist on earth, and perhaps the largest pursuit predator may be the lion and lioness, but on Endos, such creatures are commonplace. While the T. Tyrannos is not the largest of its kind, it is the largest theronychus on the western coast of Concordia.

The T. Tyrannos is a very social creature, somewhat surprisingly, and packs, called “prides,” can range anywhere from seven to twelve members. Often, this pride is led by a thatriarch, typically of around twenty years in age. When hunting, the thatriarch itself does not give chase, but instead uses the younger, more fit members of the pride to execute the chase and kill. During the hunt, the members of the pride, often either three or five at any time, will use their extremely muscular legs to power their hulking bodies forward, and, when close enough, will use their gigantic claws to bore deep into the prey, and oftentimes a single stab is all it takes to incapacitate the prey. When the prey is on the ground, the T. Tyrannos will disembowel the prey, ultimately killing it. Once dead, it makes use of its strong and robust trunk to rip chunks off the creature. The T. Tyrannos is one of many creatures to have developed a cartilaginous set of “jaws” to help it better grip onto and tear off meat.

Diet for the T. Tyrannos consists mainly of the abundant Baropods and Xylopodaropods in the area, but they will also eat other large herbivores, and will sometimes even hunt small Stiletodactyls, and, unfortunately, any Stiletodactyl that has been put on the menu of a T. Tyrannos stands little to no chance of escape. One disturbing fact that has been observed in the T. Tyrannos has been the sadistic methods of playing with its food, and this behavior has been most observed with relations between it and the local Stiletodacyls. Essentially, the Concordian T. Tyannos in particular has been observed to play around with its still-live food in a cruel manner before eating it. This has raised many questions over the actual intelligence of this creature, and has begged the question of whether or not this creature could possibly evolve a higher level of awareness. However, despite their savage hunting lives and sadistic playings with their food, they aren’t all tough claws and teeth. Surprisingly, at least in light of their predatory nature, they are very caring creatures, and are fierce protectors of their pride and the thatriarch, and strong relations between individuals are not unheard of. Though, similar to the local Baropods, the extent of the complexity of this social inner-working is uncertain.

Reproduction is nothing out of the ordinary, however their spores tend to favor damp and protected nesting sites in the stands of trees of the inner-continental forest. Once the babies hatch from their then-eggs, they make way to the open steppe where they will grow into their adult forms over the course of a month.