Snathwyns

== Overview ==
Snathwyns are reptilian flying creatures that utilize teamwork and their advanced brains in order to take down their prey.
== Features ==
=== Anatomy ===
With bodies similar to the dImorphodon, they are not that large, only growing to about 3 feet, but with a 15 foot wingspan at adult age, they sure seem menacing when their shadow is cast upon you from the sky. Their main attraction is the large, axe-like protrusions from the top of their head and chins, which can also grow up to two feet long. The creatures sharpen them by battling with eachother like bucks, and grinding them against stone and rocks. This sharpening also applies to the arm of their wings, which are just as deadly, being able to slice prey as they swoosh by.
While younger Snathwyns may not have as long or sharp blades, they can still utilize their extensions by ramming into enemies.
=== Life ===
Being born from eggs, the hatching process for juvenile Snathwyns takes quite a long time, (about 6 to 7 months after they're laid), so they can be fully ready for Maroona's harsh denizens. They grow exceedingly quick, becoming fully grown by age 2, and will go out and find other more recent Snathwyns to form a pack, typically called a 'Vashket' or a Razor of Snathwyns, typically consisting of 15 or more. 
When a male and a female Snathwyn in a Razor are old enough, they will leave to make room in the Razor to go have a child, allowing the second oldest male or female left to become the Razorwing, or Leader of the group. This perpetuates the Razor to last for many years to come, giving Snathwyn Razors an interesting history.
=== Diet ===
Snathwyns eat meat, and only meat. They hunt by having at least 5 go out together and search for prey good enough to feed their Razor, depending on it's size.
=== Reproduction ===
Their eggs are usually placed under shallow dirt, keeping them cool under the Maroonan sun, and also hiding them.
== Trivia ==
* Snathwyn brains are very similar to a Crow's, allowing them very advanced thinking, meaning they have memory, and pretty good communication ability, meaning if you feed one, it will tell the others about you, and you might just be saved from a dangerous situation in the future.
* They never refuse new members into a Razor, but they do have a cap on how many can hunt. Only the biggest or fastest ones may retrieve food.
* A Snathwyn that does not belong to a Razor is called a Shard. Steer far away from these, because it usually means they are extremely dangerous, and don't need the extra help.
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