Rokurokubi

The Rokurokubi or Pulley Neck (Longacervicepteryx formosus) is a bizarre but very unique species of Dinosaur, a therizinosaur which unlike their Cousins (Which have been long extinct since the Late Cretaceous) they have an incredible ability to Extend and Flex their necks into any Flexible pose but can only Extend it to a certain length (about slightly longer then their body) thanks to stretchy Tissue in between the neck vertebrae and Strong neck muscles However they there is a limit, too much stretching & Extending can lead to straining on the neck leading to Pain. They mostly use this ability to Scare away Predators, Reach up to tall trees to browse and Find food, speaking of which what they eat is mostly Foliage despite them being opportunistic Herbivores Rokurokubis can practically eat anything Vegan such as tree leaves, Fruit (in tree or Fallen), Mushrooms, Water plants, tough Plants, tree sap, and ferns... but sometimes they do tend to feed on other stuff to sustain their diet like honey from beehives, beetle grubs for protein, snails, and sometimes eggs, but strange they also tend to wonder into homes slithering their necks to the sent of candle oil and using their long Sun bear or Giraffe-like tongues they can lick up the candle oil like they're licking honey however doing this is dangerous because if a human sees one they'll go to a panic causing the Rokurokubi to not flee in time and get killed a human or two (Whish is Probably where the myth of Rokurokubi spotted while licking candle oil doing the night came from). Amazingly even though most Yokai Myths are based on Humans like Jorogumo and Nuke-kubi (how ever Nuke-kubi came first) this Dinosaur may have been where the Rokurokubi came from except Japanese artists depict them as Human women (and sometimes men) that can Stretch their to Infinite Lengths, but you how how all myths go it's like the game of telephone, one minute they imagine them this and then it slowly becomes different of time or Like how back in Medieval times the Europeans have no idea what animals from Africa look like and at one time they once believed that Unicorns were real. Rokurokubi's are mostly Solitary but they are very Peaceful (unless Threatened or Provoked) and they Also Share food plus stay with various animals for Mutual Protection (Like Polacanthus with a Herd of Iguanodons) but you do see them with a Partner (either another Female or a Male) and if it's a Male they'll mate in the Spring when the Cherry Blossoms Bloom making it a Romantic Sight, The Male Impresses the Female by extending it's neck like a Tortoise and Swaying/Swirling it around (like a Diplodocus's Tail from WWD, But smoother) letting out an eerie but whaling peaceful call while doing this and Fluttering his wings (like the Gigantoraptor from Dinosaur Revolution/Dinotasia) and it the Mating dance is a Success, the female will except him as her lover and start well mating. After that. Both the Female & Male build nest under the Shade (to protect them from the elements like, Storms, Heavy rains, and over heating from the sun even though they need sun light) surprisingly Rokurokubi's can either stay with they female to help raise their young or leave to start a life on his own to find another Female or Live on his own to fend for himself, even it's cruel but that's nature. after the Eggs hatch the Hatchlings stay with their mother or Both Parents loving, caring, and Learning how to survive, until they're old enough to live on their own. Although Rokurokubis are Peaceful Yokai animals as said before they sometimes tend to wonder into Human homes without taking precaution lend to them being hunted, making them an endangered species in this case, this is what happened back in the days of old where people fear the Mystical & unknown kinda like a the Salem Witch trials even though there were no witches, just people who were scared and accused people for doing something they didn't do wrong, even though we don't for curtain all we is now a days the Mystical is no longer scary to most people, it's love inspired and now we fear it because we loved it like Dracula, Frankenstein, the Mummy and the Wolfman as well as the Gillman AKA Creature from the Black lagoon and that goes the same from Yokai too we Fear the Kappa, The Rokurokubi, The Oni, The Tengus, and The Tsukumogami because we love and are inspired by the them (as Explained here youtu.be/LRNMa65cuEo?t=298) long story short This stretchy neck Dinosaur is still alive and doing fine in the wild but we don't know for sure