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Name: Shovelbill (Neodromuflora Kryoftyari)
Ancestor: Shorelance
Habitat: Morokov Subpolar Beach, Morokov Subpolar Coast, Wind Polar Beach, Wind Polar Coast, Voyager Barrens Archipelago, Voyager Archipelago Polar Beach, Darwin Barrens, Darwin Tundra, Badger Subpolar Beach
Size: 30 cm tall
Support: Endoskeleton (Petrolignin)
Diet: Omnivore (Beach Bubbleweed, Rockshellion eggs, Marine Slurpabill eggs, Frabush, Vermees, Scuttlers, Dartirs, Cleaner Bovermid, False Cleaner Bovermid, Flamboyant Fan Bloister, Boneweed, Pioneeroots, Fuzzweed berries, Sunstalks, Marbleflora, Mainland Fuzzpalm berries, Stowaway Harmbless, Kakonat), Scavenger
Respiration: Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulatin: Endotherm
Reproduction: Sexual (Live birth, Male and Female)

The shovelbill replaced its ancestor, the shorelance, in its range, along the southern coast of Wallace. Like its ancestor, the shovelbill is omnivorous. It has the same wooden spines that run along its back for protection, as well as a skeleton reinforced with petrolignin. Its dominant phenotype has become purple splotches instead of blue, allowing better camouflage among the beach bubbleweed.

The biggest adaptation it has evolved involves its beak. The end of its beak has become spoon or spade shaped, and gives the shovelbill its name. It uses this spoon, sticking its beak in the ground. It grabs everything; sand, pebbles, frabush shells, eggs of the marine slurpabill and rockshellion. It will swallow all of it whole. What the shovelbill can’t digest, it regurgitates back up later.

The shovelbill is still social, like its ancestor, forming groups of 5-6 called “meanders”. In addition to using the sun and moon to navigate, they are able to use the magnetic field lines. Like the shorelance, the shovelbill are crepuscular, sleeping together in groups.

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This post has been edited by HethrJarrod: May 3 2023, 02:28 PM

Can you do a profile view of the head to show off its mouth open and teeth exposed? Also the ears seem to be missing.

This post has been edited by OviraptorFan: Apr 18 2023, 07:06 AM

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Apr 18 2023, 10:06 AM)

Can you do a profile view of the head to show off its mouth open and teeth exposed? Also the ears seem to be missing.

Fixed the ear issue, and added a profile view.

QUOTE (HethrJarrod @ Apr 18 2023, 12:50 PM)

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Apr 18 2023, 10:06 AM) Can you do a profile view of the head to show off its mouth open and teeth exposed? Also the ears seem to be missing. Fixed the ear issue, and added a profile view.

Why does the profile image have nostrils on the bill? They breath through the butt nostril...

QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Apr 18 2023, 12:15 PM)

QUOTE (HethrJarrod @ Apr 18 2023, 12:50 PM) QUOTE (OviraptorFan @ Apr 18 2023, 10:06 AM) Can you do a profile view of the head to show off its mouth open and teeth exposed? Also the ears seem to be missing. Fixed the ear issue, and added a profile view. Why does the profile image have nostrils on the bill? They breath through the butt nostril...

Sorry, stray line. Should be fixed now

Can't see the image right now but the description is nice, kind of a broad billed heron thing.

Anyone else have comments for this?