Rainforest gihugrongo (SciiFii)

The rainforest gihugrongo (Neobrachius ingens) is a species of non-avian titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the tropical rainforests and wetlands across Africa to help boost biodiversity. An adult rainforest gihugrongo is a very large animal, reaching 16 metres (52 feet) in length and exceeding 10 tonnes in weight. It is close to 6 metres (19.6 feet) tall at the shoulder while its head can reaching twice as high (39.2 feet) into the air. Found either as solitary animals, in pairs or in small herds, rainforest gihugrongous have a profound impact on the rainforest vegetation thanks to their insatiable appetites. Day and night they plough through the forest like a living combination of bulldozer and steamroller, noisily forcing their way through the undergrowth. The tendency of rainforest gihugrongos to follow regular pathways through the jungle has led to a network of deep-trodden "gihugrongo-highways" up to 4 metres wide that are devoid of trees and creates an open canopy that allows sunlight to reach the forest floor, creating microhabitats for entire biotas that live nowhere else. Rainforest gihugrongos usually feed on the move, stripping leaves from branches on either side of the highway, each individual at its own height. The conservation status of the rainforest gihugrongo is Near Threatened due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the rainforest gihugrongo is a protected species and is making a comeback.
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