Group Limits

• 30 Rhamps in a swarm
  • Consists of the royal lineage, guards and unrelated.
  • Swarms are formed when 2 Rhamps court and form a royal bond. These 2 Rhamps will become the monarchies and will produce the royal lineage.
  • There are no requirements for joining a Swarm.
• 5 Rhamps in a kennel
  • 5 Rhamps may be adopted by Apatosaurus herds as their very own cleaning crew. These Rhamps are very loyal to these Apatos and will not leave their side.
  • In exchange for the buffet of parasites from the Apatos bodies, 1 Rhamp in the Kennel which has been chosen by the Apato Matriarch will act as a sentry.
  • Kennel groups cannot nest due to the active nature of Apato herds.

Nest Limits

• Blooming Season: 2 eggs, 2-hour interval
• Scorching Season: 1 eggs, 3-hour interval
• Wilting Season: 3 eggs, 1-hour interval
  • Rhamps are broody
• Frosting Season: 5 eggs, 1-hour Interval
  • Rhamps are broody
• Rhamps during both the Wilting and Frosting season will become broody. During this season many Rhamps will begin courting and some will even cheat on their partners.
• Rhamps will always nest in specific caves on Gondwa, that being:
  • Gigantic Caves (green): Savannah cave
  • Grand Caves (pink): Birch woods cave right, Dark woods cave
  • Compact Caves (white): Stego cave, Hotsprings cave, both fliers bluff caves, Birch woods cave left, Big Quil cave, Grand plains river cave
  

Sexual Dimorphism

• Rhamphorhynchus have no physical dimorphism, but have behavioural dimorphism.
  • Male Rhamps will greet other Rhamps by broadcasting and spreading their wings.
  • Female Rhamps will greet other Rhamps by heart calling and spreading their wings.

Habitat

• Sedentary
  • Rhamps thrive in almost all biomes on Gondwa.
• Prefers: Dense Woodland, Sparse Woodland, Mountainous, Desert, Mesa, Hills, Valleys, Beach, Marshlands, Islands, Archipelago, Skerry, Cliff Coast
• Neutral to: Shallow oceans and Reefs, Lakes, Ponds, River and streams, Estuaries and Saltwater Rivers
• Dislikes: Deep Ocean
  • Rhamps will still hunt critters in deep oceans, but only at shallow depths.

Activity

• Cathemeral
  • Rhamps are cathemeral. They sleep whenever they can, but will primarily sleep on cave ledges when possible.

Diet

• General Carnivore/Scavenger: Passive
  • Rhamps will primarily eat fish from rivers and oceans, but sometimes indulges on meat when its given the chance.

Growing Behaviours

Hatchling

• Hatchlings are frail, their bones still soft will remain in the nest not daring to leave in fear of falling to their death.
• Hatchlings will imprint on every dinosaur they see assuming that they will provide them with food.
• Hatchlings cry non-stop (Broadcast) when hungry driving their parents insane until they are eventually fed.

Juvenile

• Fledgelings bones are starting to harden and lock into place. Because of this, they need to stretch their wings to ensure their bones harden correctly.
  • Fledglings that do not stretch may pose the risk of their wing bones hardening incorrectly making it impossible for them to fly.
• Fledgelings at this stage will begin to explore outside of their nest running around and jumping to practise how to take off.

Adolescent

• Fledgelings bones have now completely hardened and locked into place, and now begin to prepare for their first flight.
• Each fledgeling in the nest will line up along the edge of the ledge and will wait for the first Fledgling to take the first jump and fly.
  • Fledgelings may choose whether they want to be the first to jump or whether they want to wait for the others.
  • Fledgelings that didn’t stretch during their juvenile stage will have their bones hardened incorrectly and will fall like a stone to the ground oftentimes not surviving the fall.

Sub/Adult

• Sub-adult Rhamps are considered adults.
  • Both unrelated and royal offspring may choose whether they wish to remain in the swarm they were born in or leave to either join a new swarm or found their own.

Orphan Behaviours

• Orphaned Hatchlings often perish being unable to fly and too slow to run, and often get eaten or crushed by other species. Orphaned hatchlings are not afraid to move and will try to shuffle their way around, broadcasting until they find another dinosaur to imprint on, at which point they will beg for food.
  • Rhamp hatchlings will imprint on every dinosaur they see assuming they bring food.
  • If the imprinted dinosaur leaves the Rhamp, the Rhamp will not care and will just imprint on the next one they see.
• Orphaned Fledglings will often have their bones harden incorrectly making it hard or impossible for them to fly.
• The Fledglings that can fly, even if it is difficult for them, are usually the ones to survive being orphaned, while flightless fledglings usually get eaten by predators.

Social Behaviours

Social

• Rhamps love chasing each other and will often be seen chasing each other through the air.
• Rhamps also like to race and will race each other through trees using them as an obstacle course.
• Pair bonded Rhamps will preen each other's feathers as a sign of affection to each other.
  • If a Rhamp is seen preening an individual they are not pair bonded with, then the partner may assume them to be cheating and keep a closer eye on their partner.

Kennels

• Due to there not being a royal lineage, Rhamps will instead follow the command of the Rhamp chosen by the Apato matriarch.

Hierarchy

• Rhamp swarms have a unique hierarchy structure similar to that of a kingdom.
• To form a swarm, 2 Rhamps must become pair bonded. If they are not in a swarm already, this pair bond will become a royal bond, and these Rhamps will become the monarchies of a new swarm, with the offspring becoming royal descendants.
  • Once a royal bond is formed, it will cause a change in their biology. This change will cause all offspring from the royals to have a specific colour passed down.
  • This can be any colour of the players choosing.
  • If a royal were to cheat on their partner with an unrelated, then the offspring will still have the royal colours.
• Once a swarm is founded then any unrelated Rhamps can come and go as they please.
• The royals will always be the first to eat in a swarm and have the first pick of a courting partner and nesting spot.
• The monarchies of the swarm may decide to choose some trusted unrelated Rhamps to act as guards for the royal lineage, these guards will ensure that none of the other Rhamps decide to overstep their welcome.
  • A swarm can have up to 5 guards.
  • Guards will act as peacekeepers and sentries for the swarm ensuring the hierarchy is respected and spotting and alerting the swarm of danger.
• In return for their service, the royal lineage allows for the guards to eat just after the royals have and to be able to nest close to the royals nesting area.

Interspecies Behaviours

General

• Rhamps have a very friendly nature and will often greet other species by opening their wings.
• Rhamps are very curious to determine friend or foe and will often go right ahead and try to clean whatever they find.
• This often leads to Rhamps getting snapped at by unfriendly species causing the swarm to scatter and learn to avoid that specific species.

Deinonychus

• Rhamps despise Deinonychus as they are the number 1 predator of Rhamphorhynchus. If a deinonychus is spotted, Rhamps will 4 call to alert the swarm, after that they will begin to circle above the Deinonychus 3 calling, taunting them and then moving on after 45 seconds.

Apatosaurus

• 5 Rhamps may be adopted by Apatosaurus herds as their very own cleaning crew. These Rhamps are very loyal to these Apatos and will not leave their side.
• In exchange for the buffet of parasites from the Apatos bodies, 1 Rhamp in the Kennel, which has been chosen by the Apato Matriarch, will act as a sentry.
• Rhamps only call out danger in a 5 Rex length radius around the Apato herd. Rhamps will 4 call at the danger.
• Rhamps love being chased by playful species. This means that they will often try to encourage young Apatosaurus to chase them, but once the Apatos are adolescent, Rhamps will avoid being chased in fear of being trampled.
• Rhamps are usually flying the majority of the time resulting in them getting very exhausted. Therefore Rhamps will often use Apatos as a way to rest while also being on the move.

Deinosuchus

• During daylight hours, Rhamps love to fly down to basking Deinosuchus to clean their jaws and scales of parasites.

Kryptops

• Rhamps love being chased by playful species, and love being chased by Krytops.

Pachyrhinosaurus

• Rhamps are tolerated by Pachyrhinosaurus, as Rhamps can provide them with cleaning services and are a great sentry species.
• Rhamps will often hitch a ride on the side of Pachyrhinosaurus when tired, using them as a sort of biological taxi.
• The only time the entire swarm is not tolerated by Pachyrhinosaurus is when they are near their communal nesting area. Only 10 Rhamps are permitted in this area, this usually consists of the royals and their guards.
• The royals will choose 1 Guard to also act as a sentry for the Pachyrhinosaurus.
• Rhamps may only act as a sentry around the nesting site and may only call out danger within a 2 rex length radius around the perimeter of the site.
• The only time Rhamps can nest is if Pachyrhinosaurus herds have claimed a territory that is close to a suitable nesting cave. Otherwise if the swarm wishes to nest, then they must leave to find a nesting cave.

Dilophosaurus

• Rhamps will often nest alongside Dilophosaurus inside of nesting caves. Because of this, these dinosaurs have developed a symbiotic relationship.
• Rhamps will act as a sentry for Dilophosaurus, warning them of danger by 4 calling and alerting them to prey by broadcasting.
• In return, Dilophosaurus will defend Rhamp nesting caves when they are nesting inside and allow the Rhamps to eat from their kills.
• Dilophosaurus never hunts Rhamps and will even let the Rhamps clean and play with their offspring.

Territorial Behaviours

• Rhamps are not territorial.

Hunted Behaviours

• If Rhamphorhynchus is being hunted by a predator, its first reaction is to scatter, 4 calling while flying to a safe distance.
  • But if the predator is close to their cave or offspring, then rhamphorhynchus will try to intimidate the predator by 3 calling at them. If this fails then Rhamps will resort back to their normal scattering.

Engagement Limits

• 10 in an engagement
  • Rhamps will avoid engagements whenever possible.

Courtship

Normal Courtship

• Males, when courting, will find a suitable body of water and begin to fly high above it. Once he is at a height he thinks is suitable, he will start to dive straight down towards the water, only ever daring to stop the dive right before hitting the water.
• If a male dives into the water, then he has failed at courting and is less likely to be chosen, especially by the royals.
• The male which managed to dive the lowest before hitting the water is seen as the most fit male and is more likely to be chosen as a mate, especially by the royals.
• If a female wishes to choose a male, she will approach him after his dive and spread her wings to display her strength.
  • The male will then assess the female and will either heart call her to accept or will begin to switch his attention to other females.

Sneaky Courtship

• During Frosting and Wilting, Rhamps get very broody. This is because the temperature inside their nesting caves is now the perfect temperature for egg incubation.
• This broodiness often drives Rhamps to breed profusely, and oftentimes lead to cheating among monogamous pairs.
  • Both Males and Females will cheat on their partner.
• Rhamps will try to leave the sight of their partner while trying to sneaky court, as being caught could cost them their pair bond.
• Instead of doing their normal flashy courting, Rhamps will instead bring the Rhamp of their choosing a gift, they will give them the most shiny object they can find and will begin to greet them with their dimorphic greeting.
• If the other Rhamp accepts, they will take the gift. But if they do not accept, they will begin to 3 call the cheating Rhamp, alerting the whole swarm, which will fly over to investigate.
• This almost always leads to the partner finding out and it is up to them whether they wish to make a fuss of this situation or not.
  • If they wish to make a fuss, they will also start to 3 call their cheating partner, scolding them. This signifies the end of their pair bond and both Rhamps will often be depressed for 1 season refusing to court, until the next season.
  • If they wish to not make a fuss, they will pretend they didn’t see what just happened and act as if nothing is wrong.
  • but if their partner is caught cheating too often, then they may end up snapping and eventually scolding them and ending their pair bond.

Royal Sneaky Courtship

• Royal sneaky courting is the same as normal sneaky courting, but because the offspring from this courting will have the royal colours,when the royals see the offspring they will begin to scold the unrelated parents.
  • The half royals will be banished from the swarm at sub-adult.
• Due to the presence of half royals, the royal lineage breaks into chaos, each and every Rhamp accusing the other of cheating. This leads into squabbles where the royal lineage begins 3 calling each other.
  • These squabbles will only ever be broken up by the monarchies or the guards.

Notes

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Terms

• Compact = A cave used for nesting, which can only have up to 5 - 10 Rhamp nests.
• Grand = A cave used for nesting, which can have up to 30 Rhamp nests.
• Gigantic = A cave used for nesting, which can have up to 2 - 3 swarms nesting.
• Half Royals = Half Royal, Half unrelated Rhamp offspring.
• Hatchlings = Hatchling Rhamphorhynchus
• Fledgelings = Juvenile and Adolescent Rhamphorhynchus

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