Post by Gorgosaurus on Sept 9, 2012 8:13:29 GMT -5
Triceratops Horridus
Height: 15 feet
Weight: 11 metric tons
Length: 38 feet
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Coloration:
Male: Green and brown mottled bodies with darker back striping. Underbelly is yellowish white and the eye's are brown with black, round pupils.
Young Male: A duller version of the male. Horns are much smaller and are pale white. Underbelly is pale white.
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Female: Dark brown with dark purple and brown stripes covering ht ebody, including the head, tail and legs. The top of the neck, back and tail is greenish blue, with small "bumps" on the back, neck and tail. Horns on the skull are grayish white and are often cracked, broken or even missing on some individuals.
Young Female: Light brown mottling with dark brown striping. Underbelly is brownish white and the eye's are brown with round, black pupils.
Preferred Habitat: Open grasslands, and places where it and the herd can move around freely.
Diet: Low-lying shrubbery, as well as grass, bushes, small branches and sometimes berries if avaliable.
Family: Ceratopside
Social Structure: In large herds led by a dominant male. Herds often consist of females, young and sub-adult males, and can have up to 25 individuals.
Description: Large, quadrupedal herbivore. Triceratops has a small nasal horn with large, 3 foot long brow horns, with a very large, elongated frill. Sharp curved beak which can hook onto plants. Body is very large, bulky, and robust. Young Triceratops have poorly developed frills and stubby horns.
Behavior's: Because of it's poor eyesight, Triceratops Horridus relies mainly on it's acute sense of smell to sense predators like Tyrannosaurus Rex. Because of it's poor eyesight, Triceratops can easily be spooked, causing the herd to stampede, often trampling smaller animals and sometimes kill even a predator the size of Tyrannosaurus in the process. It is because of this that predators tend to avoid hunting Triceratops, or even passing near a herd of Triceratops. When under attack, female Triceratops form a protective circle around the young, barking and swaying their horns. Males, however, stand in front of the females, swaying their horns and bellowing at the attacker. The horns of a Triceratops have enough power to lift a full grown Gallimimus into the air with just their heads, and the horns can break bones and kill even the largest of predators. During the breeding season, male Triceratops are extremly aggressive towards each other, especially male Triceratops. A breeding fight is fairly brief; two male Triceratops will bark at each other, swaying their heads at each other and scratching the ground, simular to a mad bull. Then, the two will charge at each other, locking horns. The two will charge, pushing each other and trying to shove the other male away. Often male Triceratops get injured and even killed in the process, and the remaining males have the right to mate. The loser males, however, are bullied from the herd, and are forced to become loners untill they can find another herd to live with. Due to their large size, Triceratops are found mainly in open grasslands like the Game Trail, and over time they have leared to live alongside other herbivores like Styracosaurus and Parasaurolophus. It is not rare to find Styracosaurus herds living amonst Triceratops herds, as the two can co-exist in harmony with each other.
Height: 15 feet
Weight: 11 metric tons
Length: 38 feet
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Coloration:
Male: Green and brown mottled bodies with darker back striping. Underbelly is yellowish white and the eye's are brown with black, round pupils.
Young Male: A duller version of the male. Horns are much smaller and are pale white. Underbelly is pale white.
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Female: Dark brown with dark purple and brown stripes covering ht ebody, including the head, tail and legs. The top of the neck, back and tail is greenish blue, with small "bumps" on the back, neck and tail. Horns on the skull are grayish white and are often cracked, broken or even missing on some individuals.
Young Female: Light brown mottling with dark brown striping. Underbelly is brownish white and the eye's are brown with round, black pupils.
Preferred Habitat: Open grasslands, and places where it and the herd can move around freely.
Diet: Low-lying shrubbery, as well as grass, bushes, small branches and sometimes berries if avaliable.
Family: Ceratopside
Social Structure: In large herds led by a dominant male. Herds often consist of females, young and sub-adult males, and can have up to 25 individuals.
Description: Large, quadrupedal herbivore. Triceratops has a small nasal horn with large, 3 foot long brow horns, with a very large, elongated frill. Sharp curved beak which can hook onto plants. Body is very large, bulky, and robust. Young Triceratops have poorly developed frills and stubby horns.
Behavior's: Because of it's poor eyesight, Triceratops Horridus relies mainly on it's acute sense of smell to sense predators like Tyrannosaurus Rex. Because of it's poor eyesight, Triceratops can easily be spooked, causing the herd to stampede, often trampling smaller animals and sometimes kill even a predator the size of Tyrannosaurus in the process. It is because of this that predators tend to avoid hunting Triceratops, or even passing near a herd of Triceratops. When under attack, female Triceratops form a protective circle around the young, barking and swaying their horns. Males, however, stand in front of the females, swaying their horns and bellowing at the attacker. The horns of a Triceratops have enough power to lift a full grown Gallimimus into the air with just their heads, and the horns can break bones and kill even the largest of predators. During the breeding season, male Triceratops are extremly aggressive towards each other, especially male Triceratops. A breeding fight is fairly brief; two male Triceratops will bark at each other, swaying their heads at each other and scratching the ground, simular to a mad bull. Then, the two will charge at each other, locking horns. The two will charge, pushing each other and trying to shove the other male away. Often male Triceratops get injured and even killed in the process, and the remaining males have the right to mate. The loser males, however, are bullied from the herd, and are forced to become loners untill they can find another herd to live with. Due to their large size, Triceratops are found mainly in open grasslands like the Game Trail, and over time they have leared to live alongside other herbivores like Styracosaurus and Parasaurolophus. It is not rare to find Styracosaurus herds living amonst Triceratops herds, as the two can co-exist in harmony with each other.