Monolophosaurus (SciiFii)

Monolophosaurus sciifii (name meaning "SciiFii's single-crested lizard") is a species of non-avian of tetanuran theropod dinosaur that originally lived from the Middle Jurassic Shishugou Formation in what is now Xinjiang, China, as an extinct species, Monolophosaurus jiangi, and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and has since been commonly bred in zoos and safari parks, due to demand for many extinct animals being displayed and cared for. Monolophosaurus sciifii is a medium-sized animal, with the adults obtaining lengths of about 5.6 meters (18.3 feet) long, the height of roughly 2 meters (6.5 feet) tall, and weighing almost 320 kilogrames (roughly 700 pounds) on average. As a carnivore, Monolophosaurus sciifii feeds primarily on carrion and any live non-sapient animal smaller than itself. Monolophosaurus sciifii is known for its dull gray skin with darker, primitive feathers covering its back, neck, and on its head. However, Monolophosaurus sciifii is most well known for its short, orange crest, which its genus is named for, being much brighter in less dull in color than those of the females. Unlike the females, male Monolophosaurus sciifii have blue-and-red "masks" covering their faces and short red wattles hanging from their necks, similarly to chickens and several other gamebirds. As with all other "natural" theropods (re)created by SciiFii, Monolophosaurus sciifii cannot pronate their hands due to the specialized wrists bones that prevent pronation of their wrists. Monolophosaurus sciifii has a cooperative social behavior and the species are known to hunt in small, yet complex packs. During the mating season that takes place in spring, the males use loud booming noises akin to a deeper-pitched bittern calls and inflate their wattles as an attempt to intimate each other until one backs down, and the victor wins a right to mate with the females. Female Monolophosaurus sciifii build nests out of leaf litters in dense vegetation and lays around 12-27 eggs in just around 2 or 2.5 months. The eggs hatch almost half and long as the gestation period of their mothers, and the hatchlings are cared for by their mothers for 11-13 months until they are independent subadults. The female Monolophosaurus sciifii reaches sexual maturity at about 15 months while the males become sexually mature around 16-17 months. Monolophosaurus sciifii can live on average to be around 25 and 30 years, but the lifespan of Monolophosaurus sciifii is sometimes almost 40 years. Despite the species' large size and predatory nature, Monolophosaurus sciifii is nonaggressive and entirely docile around sapient species such as humans, and thus are often displayed in Monolophosaurus sciifii walkthrough exhibits or enclosures in many zoos and safari parks.
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