Hesperotherium (SciiFii)

The short-faced graver (Hesperotherium draco) is a species of chalicothere that originally lived in Early to Middle Pleistocene of China as an extinct species, Hesperotherium sinense, and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the modern rainforests, wetlands, forests, open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands across eastern and southeastern Asia to help boost biodiversity. At 2 metres (6.6 feet) high at the shoulder and a weight of 450 kilograms (990 lb), the short-faced graver is relatively large, and is built rather like a gorilla. Unlike other chalicotheres, which generally have horse-like heads, the short-faced graver has a shortened faced, almost ape-like in appearance, a result of convergent evolution. Like other chalicotheres of the subfamily Chalicotheriinae, the short-faced graver walks on its knuckles to keep its three-fingered claws sharp, and it uses its claws for defense against predators and for pulling vegetation. The short-faced graver mainly feeds on fruits, leaves, soft nuts, and shrubs in herds up to around 9 at a time. Unlike most wild hoofed mammals of Eurasia, Africa, or North America, the short-faced graver is a docile and almost-tame animal towards humans, despite having claws on their front limbs, and there has never been a record of a short-faced graver injuring a human. The lifestyle and lifecycle of the short-faced graver is very similar to tapirs and ground sloths, other than being primarily diurnal and their tameness towards humans. The conservation status of the short-faced graver is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the short-faced graver's tolerance to most of human activities.
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