Buitreraptor (SciiFii)

Buitreraptor ichthyovora, also known as the fisher goblin and the fishing goblin, is a species of predatory dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that originally lived from the Cretaceous of Argentina as an extinct species, Buitreraptor gonzalezorum, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii. Buitreraptor ichthyovora was originally planned for Cretaceous Park located in Sacramento, California, but all 9 Buitreraptor ichthyovora had escaped into the Californian wilderness on January 12, 2040, due to their transport caves being improperly secured. Ever since that event, the feral population of Buitreraptor ichthyovora had exploded from just 9 to more than 1,000 in just a couple decades thanks to this species' fast and frequent reproduction. Buitreraptor ichthyovora is also found throughout the wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across South America, possibly due to illegal pet trade, and there are an estimated population of up to around 1,500 Buitreraptor ichthyovora living in the wild in South America. It is a rather small member of the group, growing only to be about rooster-sized, it has a very elongated head with many small teeth that are used to catch aquatic prey such as slippery fish, hence its common names, and is known to swim very well in even fast currents. Because of its preference for aquatic prey, although it can occasionally hunt small mammals and lizard, Buitreraptor ichthyovora prefers to live in humid environments such as wetlands and humid forests/open woodlands. Although Buitreraptor ichthyovora behaves very similarly to herons, it fills the similar ecological niche to the fishing cats of Southeast Asia. Naturally monogamous, these bird-like non-avian dinosaurs often either live in solitary lives or in pairs that mate for life. The average lifespan of Buitreraptor ichthyovora is usually about 17 years in the wild, although they live longer in captivity, about 23 years on average.
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