Ambulaquasaurus

Ambulaquasaurus cristarufus

Ambulaquasaurus is 3-4 meter long species of dromaeosaur closely related to Venatosaurus. Ambulaquasaurus has adapted a piscivorous lifestyle to avoid competition with the other predators on the island, with long limbs and an elongated, needle-toothed snout, this predator is ideally suited to life as a fisher. Preferring to live near and hunt in fast moving rivers, they are found mostly in the northern highlands and central jungle areas. Their hunting style is similar to both bears and cranes, either standing at the top of waterfalls waiting for jumping fish or standing in a river and wait for a fish to pass by. Specialized eyes minimize the effect of glare on the water. Cunningly, they choose hunting spots that are shaded by cliffs or overhanging vegetation to further cut down reflections that might impede their ability to spot bony fish below the surface. Adapted to pin slippery, fast-moving bony fish, the jaws are similar to the gharial crocodilian of Asia. One of the largest of the wading dinosaurs, Ambulaquasaurus are strong enough to be able to wade deep into fast-moving water to snap up prey that other fishers are either too small to subdue or find it too difficult to reach. A particular specialty of the species is waiting next to rapids to snap up the Skull Island freshwater mullet species, the Sparklesides, as they make their way up and down the river, Ambulaquasaurus time their arrival at the rapids to be ready and waiting when the first sparkleside heads upriver, each individual taking up position in a traditional spot. Displays and growls are usually enough to sort out issues of dominance and fights over prime fishing sites quickly, permitting all concerned to concentrate on the business of catching prey.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Dromaeosauridae
Subfamily: Dromaeosaurinae
Genus: Ambulaquasaurus
Species: A. cristarufus