Gigantoraptor

***Gigantoraptor*** is an incredibly tall dinosaur in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*. It is the largest member in *Oviraptorosauria*, a group of omnivorous to herbivorous theropod dinosaurs. It was added along with *Carnotaurus* to the March 8, 2013 Android update. The update for iOS featuring the creature was released on April 4, 2013.

## Biology

*Gigantoraptor* is primarily green, but it features a blue stripe along its neck and back which allows it to blend in with most landscape backgrounds. It has a large black beak, most likely used for crushing its food, and large eyes. *Gigantoraptor* also sports red feathers on its arms and tail, and a red feathery crest on the back of its head. It is a very large dinosaur, with a skull up to a meter long. The Dinopedia suggested hunting young *Gigantoraptor*, as the dinosaur adds 140 kg to its weight every year. *Gigantoraptor* emits a loud, bird-like call, similar to that of the *Oviraptor*. It is presumably an omnivore, using its large beak to crush nuts and eggs as well as the bones of other animals.*Gigantoraptor* is not an attentive parent, and may leave it's eggs unattended while it is attacking another animal allowing egg-stealers to eat the eggs, which are few in number and rarely laid due to their parents' aggressive nature. *Gigantoraptor* may be the tallest known theropod on FMM UV-32, though *Tyrannosaurus* and *Giganotosaurus* are longer and heavier.

## *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*

*Gigantoraptor* is a very large pointable animal introduced in the March 8, 2013 Android update of *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*. As its name suggests, *Gigantoraptor* is a gigantic, dangerous dinosaur. It is (visually) as tall or even taller than the *Tyrannosaurus Rex*, and is just as aggressive. Despite its massive size, *Gigantoraptor* is a very lightweight dinosaur, barely exceeding one tonne. Despite their size and lightweight bodies, they have incredible speed and can cover good distance in stride, making escape very difficult once the hunter has been compromised. Like the *Tyrannosaurus*, *Gigantoraptor* does not flee when it hears gunshots, but instead charges the hunter, giving the hunter very limited time to bring it down. Also like *Tyrannosaurus*, *Gigantoraptor* is relentless in attack, never losing sight of the hunter and will continue to chase him across the island, even if he uses "relocate" to get away from one. Because of their acute senses, spawning in an area with a *Gigantoraptor* close by is often fatal. Like the smaller predators of FMM UV-32, *Gigantoraptor* actually leaps onto its target when attacking. These traits make *Gigantoraptor* an incredibly fearsome dinosaur to hunt.

## Trivia

* Instead of being listed as "Very Dangerous" or "Extremely Dangerous" on the menu (as most theropod dinosaurs are), *Gigantoraptor* had this brief description: *Enormous chicken that likes meat*.
	+ This was changed in a later update to "Extremely Dangerous".
* The call sounds used for the *Gigantoraptor* consists of elk bugles.

## Gallery

* *Gigantoraptor* killing the Hunter.
* Dead *Gigantoraptor*
* *Gigantoraptor* in Observer Mode
* *Gigantoraptor* being carried by the dropship.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/carnivores/posts/526062780777215