Suchovenator thermoped
A descendant of Suchoveantor terrestrecancer, Suchovenator thermoped spends more of it’s time in water and nests on the shores of zone J. It feeds on Terracrabbus species in zone J. When given an opportunity, S. thermoped also hunts E. kelpaspikus. The jaw has more musculature to crush exoskeletons and shells.
Males of this species have hoods coming out of their enlarged nostrils, puffing though them creates deep, bellowing sounds, when aroused it can get covered in mucus from the throat. The male with the brightest colors and loudest will attract females during the dry season. During the wet season males and some females migrate to zone 13. Some females however stay in zone J, where they care for their young. A female will typically have one offspring per mating season. The babies are carried by the mother in the water.
S. thermoped has a cooling system with their vascularized feet. The blood in the feet gets cooled of by the wind and is sent through the body, so mothers don’t need to go to the sea to cool off. Hatchlings do not have this until they are about 2 weeks old. When the juveniles are younger than 9 weeks they stay in one spot while their mother cares for them. After 9 weeks the juveniles will swim on their own staying near their mother, watching her hunt. S. thermoped mothers feed their offspring crushed Sukopods. They reach maturity around 25 weeks old, males begin developing their hoods between 29 to 32 weeks old. At adulthood males reach lengths of 201 centimeters, females 178 cm, and hatchlings start at 40 cm long. Males have orange, even red-orange skin, the feet being chili-red colored. The females and non-mature males have grey colored skin, except for their legs, which are grey-red from the second week of their life.
On land they use their hind limbs, while the front limbs help them only while sprinting, otherwise they are used mainly for stabilization.
