Burranoth

Burranoth are medium sized herbivorous Scelidian monsters related to Aptonoth and fill the same niche their crested cousins do on the Lost Continent.

Physiology
Burranoth are ornithopod like creatures with leathery skin. The front end of their body is covered in brown and white stripes while the rear is a solid beige in color. They posses long whip-like tails that lack spines or clubs. The males posses a large resonating chamber on their snout which the females and juveniles lack but apart from that the sexes are identical in size. Their overall body shape and limb shape is similar to Aptonoth but Burranoth posses large toes which allow them to run better.

Behavior
These docile creatures are hunted for their meat by humans and other monsters. They always travel in groups and when one Burranoth is threatened, others will run away for safety. They can sometimes be seen herding with other docile herbivores such as Cados.

Abilities
Burranoth posses little notable abilities other than the fact that they can run bipedally to escape predators and can run for long periods of time.

Taxonomy

 * Order: Ornithischia
 * Suborder: Chamber Snout
 * Infraorder: Nose Beast
 * Family: Burra
 * Species: Burranoth

Habitat Range
While native only to the lost continent Burranoths can be found in a large array of habitats ranging from the Elysian Forest, Infinite Prairie and Primeval Coastline.

Ecological Niche
Burranoth are at the bottom of the food chain but are highly adaptable and as such they are capable of thriving in large numbers. The fill the same niche that their crested cousin Aptonoth fills.

Biological Adaptations
While Burranoth lack any serious forms of defense and aren't the fastest of creatures around they have very high stamina and are capable of running for miles without becoming exhausted. They also breed year round and grow very quickly.

Behavior
Being passive monsters, Burranoth spend much of their time grazing and traveling in search of greener pastures. Burranoth display herd mentality, traveling in groups ranging from a few individuals to many hundreds. Burranoth will flee from any predatorial threat regardless of the size.

Attacks
None

Carves
WIP