Gobiatherium (SciiFii)

The thick-nosed rhino-mimic (Gobiatherium magnum) is a species of uintathere that originally lived in Mongolia, Asia, during the Eocene as an extinct species of Gobiatherium and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the modern rainforests, swamps, forests, and open woodlands of Asia to help boost biodiversity. The thick-nosed rhino-mimic lacks knob-like horns, or even fang-like tusks, unlike its relatives. Instead, it has enlarged cheekbones and an almost spherical snout, which is used to help signal members of its species. Because of the noticeable lack of many diagnostic uintathere features (the horns and tusks), the genus that the thick-nosed rhino-mimic belongs to is placed within its own subfamily, "Gobiatheriinae," though some experts prefer to rank it as the family "Gobiatheriidae". The thick-nosed rhino-mimic is a rather large animal, growing on average of about 12.4 feet (3.8 meters) in length, standing about 125 centimeters in shoulder height, and weighing around 2000 kilograms. The thick-nosed rhino-mimic is a herbivore that primarily feeds on fruits, leaves, soft nuts, pine needles, twigs, cycads, and ferns. The thick-nosed rhino-mimic is a social animal that can live in herds consisting of up to around 30 members at a time, although larger herds have been reported. The conservation status of the thick-nosed rhino-mimic is Near Threatened due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the thick-nosed rhino-mimic is a protected species and is making a comeback.
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