Gallimimus bullatus

Length: 20 feet
Height: 9 feet
Weight: 200 pounds

**Coloration:**

*Adult and juvenile (both sexes) –* Various shades of orange ranging from paler yellows to almost red, with some individuals having darker striping or blotches.

**Diet:**

 Although classed as an herbivore, Gallimimus actually
eats both plants and meat. While a large bulk of its diet consist of
grass stems, seeds and fruits, Gallimimus will also consume any small
animal that can fit in its beak and swallow whole; such as insects,
mammals and lizards. During the breeding season Gallimimus will
compliment its diet with the eggs and hatchlings of other dinosaurs,
usually hadrosaurs.

**Preferred Habitat:**

 Gallimimus prefers wide open spaces.

**Social Structure:**

 Large flocks. Gallimimus commonly mingles with the herds of larger herbivores such as hadrosaurs and ceratopsians.

**Description:**

 Bipedal omnivore. Gallimimus is a long legged,
gracile dinosaur, with long feet and an absent hallux (first toe) to
allow for swift running. The neck is long and the head is small with an
 elongated, toothless beak. Its eyes are large.

**Behaviors:**

 Gallimimus’ sense of sight is highly acute and
therefore these dinosaurs are often the first to detect predators,
producing a brief, high-pitched scream as a warning call. Many different
 species of herbivorous dinosaur tolerate the presence of the
Gallimimus for this reason. Gallimimus is easily spooked and a sudden
movement from even a non-dangerous animal can potentially cause the
entire flock to stampede, thereby causing other animals nearby to also
fly into a panic and follow suit. As a result carnivores and even
harmless animals may be killed in the ensuing stampede.

Gallimimus are among the fastest animals on Sorna, capable of running
 at speeds of up to 55-60 mph. They stampede en-mass and are incredibly
 agile, making it difficult for a predator to select a single individual
 within the moving flock. This is not to say that Gallimimus is
completely defenseless - the toes of its feet are armed with strong,
sharp claws and a captured or cornered individual will attempt to strike
 at its attacker with its powerful legs and feet, much akin to a
cassowary, and a single blow can kill a Velociraptor. In addition to
this, Gallimimus will attempt to lash out with its clawed hands and bite
 with its sharp beak, aiming for the eyes to blind the predator.

During the breeding season, Gallimimus flocks follow the many herds of
 hadrosaur as they journey to the Meadow to lay their eggs. This is the
 only time the normally harmless Gallimimus become a threat to the
nesting colonies of hadrosaurs, and while the hadrosaurs are extremely
dangerous in defense of their offspring, at least one egg and hatchling
 per nest is taken by a Gallimimus, aiding population control. With this
 abundance of food Gallimimus mate later in the season, after the
infant hadrosaurs have all hatched and are still confined to their
nests. Gallimimus males fight over females by kicking at one another
with their hind legs – a risky affair that has the capability of
causing severe injuries. After mating females lay their eggs in the
forests bordering the Meadow where they are relatively hidden by
predators and where they are less likely to be trampled by the
hadrosaurs. Nests are communal – many females lay their eggs in a
single nest, and individuals take turns to sit on them while the others
 stand guard and forage for food. During the nesting period Gallimimus
eat practically nothing but eggs and infant hadrosaurs, and thanks to
all the protein the juvenile Gallimimus hatch and grow quickly, being
ready to join the adults just when the hadrosaur infants are large
enough to travel with their herds.