Paranthropus (SciiFii)

The robust apeman (Paranthropus boisei), also known as the robust australopithecine, is a species of non-human hominin ape that originally lived in Africa during the Pliocene to mid-Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced throughout the forests, open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands across Africa to help boost biodiversity. Robust apemen are characterised by robust skulls, with prominent gorilla-like sagittal crests along the midline–which allows strong chewing muscles–and broad, (mostly) herbivorous teeth used for grinding on tough vegetation such as bamboo, reeds, sugar canes, and other tough plants. However, they usually prefer to feed on soft edible objects such as fruits, bulbotubers, termites, and other soft vegetation over tough and hard food. Like humans, robust apemen are specialized bipedal walkers. Despite their robust heads, they have comparatively small bodies. Average weight and height are usually 50 kilograms (110 lb) at 137 centimeters (4 feet 6 inches) for males and 34 kilograms (75 lb) at 124 cm (4 feet 1 inches) for females. They are polygamous and patrilocal, similar to other primitive non-human hominines. They are associated with bone tools which are used to fend off mid-sized predators and to dig into termite mounds, using smaller and thin objects (including thin bones, grasses, etc) for getting the termites out of the mounds before eating the termites. The natural predators of the robust apemen usually includes crocodiles, African wild dogs, giant jackals, leopards, lions, sabertoothed cats, brown hyenas (sometimes), striped hyenas (sometimes), and spotted hyenas. The conservation status of the robust apeman is Near Threatened due to some habitat loss and historic poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the robust apemen are making a comeback.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii