Allosaurus

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Allosaurus

Females Allosaurus form tight bonds and raise their young together, where as males form loud and rowdy groups that have constant spars and bickering.

• Allosaurus are Diurnal.
• Dimorphism:

• Males typically have brighter patterns with vibrant crests and throats.
• Females typically have colors and patterns to match their preferred environment.

• Allosaurus are protective when nesting.
• Nests can have up to 5 eggs per nest.

Female allos protect their young with their life. They become extremely protective of their nesting area against anything they deem a threat.

• Preferred biomes: Arid, Forest/Woods

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Group Dynamics
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A "Coalition" is up to 5 sub-adult/adult males.
⤷ Often times, these are made up of some if not all brothers.
⤷ Members of a Coalition will protect each other.
There is no clear leader in a Coalition. The males all push each other around.
An "Ensemble" is up to 12 sub-adult/adult females with up to 20 hatchlings/juveniles/adolescents.
⤷ Sisters tend to stick together, so Ensembles are often made up of groups of sisters.
⤷ Only sisters in an Ensemble will protect each other. Mothers will also protect their own young.
Though there is no set leader in an Ensemble, most of them will follow the most experienced female.
A “Coalsemble” is up to 2 sub-adult/adult males and up to 2 sub-adult/adult females.
Coalsembles consist of pairs of allos that have broken off their larger grounds to nest together. Females in these grounds will only tolerate calmer and gentle males, quickly correcting them if they get to rough or loud. All four members will protect each other.

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Early Life
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Hatchlings

Hatchlings are playful, starting games of chase and keep away with all members of their group. Their playfulness often gets them in trouble, as they tend to wander and explore further than they likely should, resulting in them running back surrender calling to call for their mother as they run away from aggressive predators or critters (or anything they think is a threat such as loud water falls or scary looking bushes).

Juveniles

Juveniles begin to learn to hunt, though they often use their siblings and other members of the pack to do so. Mothers are known to 'lose' these fights with their young, surrender calling and acting afraid, or pretending to be surprised when their young pops out from behind rocks, logs, etc that they watched them go into. This boosts the Juvies confidence to move onto the next step of learning.

Adolescents

As adolescent, they begin to hunt critters under their mothers watchful eye. She will rush in if she is needed, but tries to let the little one learn it themself.

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General Behavior
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Female allos remember their young long after they mature and move on, allos in turn remember their mothers long after they leave their maternal pack and start their own.
⤷ Allos coming across their mother or a mother finding their young as adults will share a moment. Friendly calling, sharing a moment to sniff and greet one another before moving on. Even males, despite their aggressive nature, most will gladly greet their mother as if they were young hatchlings again.
Male allos in Coalitions are constantly snapping at each other, small spars breaking out over food, water, sitting spots, etc.
Downtime behavior: Laying on sun warmed rocks

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Interspecific Behavior
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Allos welcome latens and deinonychus to clean them if offered, however females are extremely hesitant of them if they have young.
⤷ Some female allos won't allow latens or deinonychus to clean them at all if young are present, where others may do so to teach their young about the little cleaners.
Female allos share a strange bond with Ceratos and Metris. Female allos seem to view these two as equals, allowing females of the species to nest with them. Though they won't protect the adult, they will protect the young of the other species.
⤷ Male allos on the other hand normally view other carnivores as threats or dinner.

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Hunting Behavior
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Both Coalitions and Ensembles hunt by following prey quietly before ambushing them. They rely on bleed, using hit and run tactics to exhaust prey with devastating and bloody wounds.

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Threat Reaction
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Adults in groups will only protect one another if they were littermates or if they are courting one another.
If they were not littermates and are not courting, they will only protect their own young.