| Future Predator | |||
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| Naming | |||
| Binomen | N/A | ||
| Morphology | |||
| Body type | Flightless chiropteran | ||
| Average height | 2m | ||
| Intelligence | |||
| Sapience | Semi-Sapient | ||
| Aggressivity | Extreme | ||
| Ecology | |||
| Habitat | DD | ||
| Diet | Carnivore | ||
| Locomotion | Quadrupedal | ||
| Lifespan | dd | ||
| Subspecies | N/A | ||
| Status | Least Concern | ||
| Behind the Scenes | |||
| Universe | Primeval | ||
Future Predators are a carnivorous bat species from the far future.
Overview
They stand at two metres tall and weigh half a ton. Entered the present day not from the past but from the future. DNA analysis shows that the future predator seems to be descended from a sort of bat, which became big and flightless, although retaining echolocation. Its elongated head houses a highly intelligent brain and a melon organ. The ears have moved to the centre of the face, giving the sonar a more directed and precise interpretation of the surrounding environment - an improvement on that used by the bats of today. Its eyes are small and weak, with an incredibly advanced sonar system, echolocation layered over low quality vision. The two ears have merged into one large hole in the middle of the face.
Future predators also live together in life partnerships (a female and a male). When the couple have offspring the male guards the nest and the female does the hunting. The young are kept in a safe abandoned area. The female hunts while the male nurtures the young. The female will retreat to the nest if it is threatened. The pair will do all they can to protect their young. In large groups the predators will work together to hunt down their prey. The group will surround it before leaping upon it and ripping its limbs off and devouring the remains.
As a distress signal, young may let out a high-pitched squeal, to alert any adults. They locate the sound and abort whatever they are doing, to go and assist the distressed young. The key to identify from which are babies and young, is to see which is bigger, as the children are slightly larger than the babies. Another way, is too see if they defend themselves or attack. Children will attack, while the babies cry helplessly.
It is assumed that, as long as the Earth’s climate remains as seasonal as it is, mammals will continue to be the dominant group of animals. If that is so, rats and bats are by far the most common groups of mammals (accounting for three quarters of all mammal species) and any large predator could well evolve from them. It is presumed that the Predators are in fact cloned from tissue left behind from their future selves. This means the Predators are in fact some kind of odd time paradox/loop.