Compsognathus triassicus

Length: 3 feet
Height: 1 foot
Weight: 6 pounds

**Coloration:**

*Adult (both sexes) -* A bright green mottling with darker green back striping.

*Juvenile (both sexes) -* A light brown that gain green pigmentation later in life.

**Diet:**

 Primarily lizards, small mammals and invertebrates,
although swarms are capable of taking down much larger prey, usually
dinosaurs the size of a Dryosaurus. Compies are also opportunistic
scavengers and will consume dung and carrion. In fact compies were bred
 initially to function as a form of waste disposal for Jurassic Park on
 Isla Nublar - since the extinction of prehistoric bacteria which broke
 down sauropod (and other large herbivorous dinosaur) dung, many compies
 were produced to help keep the island clean as compy dung is small and
 easily broken down by modern bacteria.

**Preferred Habitat:**

 These tiny dinosaurs can be found all over
Sorna, although they prefer any habitat that has sufficient cover where
 they can hide such as long grass or thick undergrowth. Compies can
often be found in abundance near the regularly-used latrine sites of
Corythosaurus and Parasaurolophus, coming out to feast on the excrement
 these large hadrosaurs leave behind.

**Social Structure:**

 Social dinosaurs, preferred group size range from two individuals to up to 20.

**Description:**

Small bipedal carnivore, one of the smallest
dinosaurs cloned by InGen. Sleek body, long neck, tail and legs, two
fingers on each hand. Jaws are narrow, filled with many sharp, pointed
teeth. Eyes large. Venomous.
 **Behaviors:**

 As well as being among the smallest dinosaurs on
Sorna, Compsognathus is also one of the most abundant thanks to its high
 birth and fast growth rates. Each individual in a swarm emits a
pungent pheromone that fuels their adrenaline levels, causing them to
act erratic and violent as well as to appear fearless and inquisitive
in the presence of larger creatures. Lone compies behave much like
other small carnivores - timid and skittish. When alone for too long,
females may become stressed and release infertile eggs involuntarily.

Compsognathus mating and chick-rearing habits are vastly different
depending on whether the mated pair is solitary or a part of a much
larger group. A mated pair of Compsognathus without a flock is far more
 dedicated to one another than a mated pair living within a flock; and
they also remain together for longer. A lone male will attempt to secure
 a mate by performing an elaborate, high-energy dance, whereby he will
 perform a series of hops, leaps and flips to allow the female to assess
 his physical fitness. If receptive, the female will respond by
circling the male, rubbing her body against his before allowing him to
mount. Following the coupling, the male will engage in ritual feeding
behavior and even help to locate a safe place in which the female can
lay her eggs. When the eggs hatch, both parents take care of the young,
 and upon reaching adulthood they are not forced to leave their parents
 like many other dinosaur species. As the lead pair continue to
reproduce, their adult offspring are also seeking mates and producing
offspring of their own. As a result these familial “clans” continue to
expand, eventually forming the great flocks for which this dinosaur is
known. After several generations, mate dedication becomes a thing of
the past as reproduction becomes a much more maddening affair. This is
due to the high levels of adrenaline-producing pheromones and the
increasing competition within the flock. Vicious fights between males
over females and squabbles between females over the best males will
occur, with males flitting from female to female in a rush to fertilize
 as many as possible to outcompete their rivals. Inbreeding becomes a
common occurrence, and compies living in a flock, while happier in
general, often have poorer health owing to the high possibility of
their parents being closely related.

Eggs are usually laid within a burrow underground, a hollow in a tree,
 in dense thickets or deep inside the forgotten reaches of human
structures. Lone parents take a lot of time and care to look after their
 first brood, thus helping to form the bonds that will remain for the
rest of their lives. As their numbers continue to grow, laying and
chick-rearing become far more chaotic. Flock Compsognathus nest
communally, in which many hastily-built nests all tightly clumped
together in a small space. The eggs are incubated by anyone within the
flock, not necessarily by their own parents. The chicks are capable of
running around and hunting with the adults of the flock within minutes
of hatching, and the sheer number of juveniles produced means that at
least a few do manage to survive to produce offspring of their own.

Compsognathus produces a mild venom from glands in the lower jaw. A
compy's strong jaws lock onto the victim and the venom is injected into
 the bloodstream via its small teeth, similar in fashion to a Gila
monster. Although a single bite would not do an adult human much harm,
in high doses the venom has a calming effect, preventing the victim from
 struggling as the compy swarm begins to eat the prey even while it is
 still alive. Like an army of ants, flocks of compies patrol the jungle
 floor, eating anything in their way from insects to small dinosaurs,
devouring them alive in a piranha-like fashion. Compsognathus bites also
 have the potential to pass on severe infections due to the bacteria in
 the animal's jaws, which it gains from the dung and rotting carrion it
 eats.

Fast and intelligent, Compsognathus is active both day and night
thanks to its large eyes and sharp eyesight. Like Velociraptors,
Compsognathus is very vocal and communicate with others using a variety
 of squeaks, whistles and chirps. Unlike raptor packs, Compsognathus
flocks have no true hierarchy, although one or a few individuals may
appear more dominant over the group. This is usually the eldest mated
pair within the flock, or their eldest offspring/ descendants. Wherever
 they go, the rest will follow.