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How does this feed on the Fansnapper if they live in separate biomes?

QUOTE (TheBigDeepCheatsy @ Oct 28 2021, 11:02 PM)

How does this feed on the Fansnapper if they live in separate biomes?

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As an adult, the ascendophrey preys almost exclusively on other soaring creatures. All species which soar effectively enter the "troposphere" biome for hours on end, which allows it to feed on species that are not technically listed as sharing its range when it flies above their native biomes. When hunting large prey, it can employ mob hunting tactics, but it otherwise usually hunts alone. It generally stays close to one of the biomes it can nest in, but because the supercontinent is so weirdly shaped and the non-montane biomes are so narrow, it has access to the tropical and temperate skies above nearly all biomes.

I had guessed just from looking at it that it must be doing a stoop like a peregrine falcon.
Flying saucebacks have quite the ecological influence. They're probably going to be listed as a major development for this Week.

Just out of curiosity...what's its body temperature range, and how does it maintain it at such extreme altitudes? I ask because geese and turkey vultures, which are somewhat comparable, seem to have differing ways of regulating body temperatures. 10 km up would be -60 C (-76 Fahrenheit), assuming Earthlike conditions and that the following sourceapplies. For comparison, the highest-flying kind of bird, thebar-headed goose, seems to have a maximum of 7.29 kilometers up, and usually flies much lower.

It might not be out of the question huge blackflora forests could affect temperatures in the air above them, but I'm not sure if it would substantially lower temperatures that high up.

Birds can actually fly much higher than that, but I couldn't put this in the stratosphere like that without making it a wildcard. Like high-flying soaring birds such as vultures, it is well-insulated by its feathers.

Right...bar-headed geese must have been uncrowned as the highest-flying bird by the Rüppell's vulture when I wasn't looking. I suppose I wanted more details for such an extreme-altitude lifestyle.

I love the hunting strategy, though I wonder if it is technically punching its prey to death, or kicking them.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?: Y
What changes?:[LIST
[*]External?: Coloration,
[*]Internal?:
[*]Behavioral/Mental?: Swoop and Snatch/ Diving
[/LIST]Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: N

Habitat:
Type?: 3/2*
Flavor?: 3/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y (80 cm -> 160 cm)
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: Y

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?: N/A
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: N/A

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved

This depends on true falcotheres - has it been decided how approval will work on subgenera?

I was hoping to do all three back-to-back but realized that the subgenus needs more thought put into it

QUOTE (MNIDJM @ Nov 12 2021, 10:53 PM)

I was hoping to do all three back-to-back but realized that the subgenus needs more thought put into it

On your end or mine?

In more of a technical sense. This is the first submission of it's kind so I should make sure we nail the format right. I don't think you need to add anything per se, but just to be certain.