Arcovenator (SciiFii)

The European bogeyman (Arcovenator romania) is a species of abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that originally lived from the Late Cretaceous of France around 74 million years ago as an extinct species, Arcovenator escotae, and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and, unlike most large carnivorous non-avian theropods, have been intentionally introduced throughout the modern wetlands, forests, open woodlands, grasslands, and shrublands across Europe to help boost biodiversity. The European bogeyman is a medium-sized animal, growing to be between 4.8 and 7.2 meters (16-23.6 feet) in length weigh up to about 950 kilograms (2,094 lbs) on average. Like other abelisaurs, the European bogeyman has small arms and serve almost no purpose apart from balancing the animal while it is running. The European bogeyman has air sacs in its body, which allows for a basic form of avian-style 'flow-through ventilation,' where air flow through the lungs is one-way, so that oxygen-rich air inhaled from outside the body is never mixed with exhaled air laden with carbon dioxide. This method of respiration, while complicated, is highly efficient. The European bogeyman is a carnivore that primarily feeds on any non-sapient animal smaller than itself, although it is known to scavenge on carcasses of much larger animals such as elephants, sauropods, and others. As an apex predatory abelisaur, the European bogeyman is a cannibal towards unrelated European bogeymen and will sometimes kill each other when competing for access to carcasses, and the European bogeymen will then proceed to cannibalize the remains of their rivals. Occasionally, the males may cannibalize the young of unrelated females and, if the male is killed by a female, the female may scavenge off the dead male. The European bogeyman is a solitary animal, which lives alone throughout its life, except during the breeding seasons. Throughout the year, the males and females are almost identical in appearance, being primarily brownish-gray in color with darker spots. During the breeding seasons, the males' skin turn dark brown with brighter brown backs, green arms, red "masks" over their faces, and yellow-and-gray underbelly, and their gular pouches on their throats turn even more brightly red than in most of the year. The European bogeyman males use those gular pouches to impress females in a similar manner to some birds such as frigatebirds. If the mate suffers from injuries preventing it from getting up or if it dies, the other mate may eat the body of injured/dead mate. The conservation status of the European bogeyman is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the European bogeyman's wide range.
Category:Animals
Category:Species
Category:SciiFii