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This large drake is the biggest flying animal on Chascher, reaching up to 7.5m long, with a wingspan of up to 8m. It's wingspan seems short compared to the animals size because, like all* quadaves, it has four wings. It also has lots of air sacs in it's body, and its large beak is mostly hollow.

The King Drake is an apex predator and scavenger. A lot of the time, it can just bully a smaller predator off its kill, but if for some reason it wants fresh meat, it swoops down its prey, usually goat-to-horse sized animals, and slams into it with its open jaws, biting down, and carrying it off. If the prey is still somehow alive, it'll drop it onto the ground, from around 150m, then fly down and retrieve the battered mess. They're also monogamous, so sometimes if a prey item is too big, the male and the female will each grab and end and yank it in two, then fly back to the the nest, with each one holding half and animal.

King Drakes are sexually dimorphic, but not to the point where I need to draw two pictures. The females are a bit bigger than the males, usually about a meter longer. The female's beak crests are also smaller, and the same color as the beak.

Because of their size and flight abilities, they can be found around the world, although there are regional differences, such as continental King Drakes are larger than the ones on the large southern island. They also nest in a variety of places, including mountain sides, cliff faces and the large trees that dot the plains. Continental King Drakes tend to live more in the large plains trees, while the Southern Island subspecies lives more in the mountains. There are also small populations that live smaller islands. These are the smallest in body size, and nest on the cliffs above the sea.

Description
This large drake is the biggest flying animal on Chascher, reaching up to 7.5m long, with a wingspan of up to 8m. It's wingspan seems short compared to the animals size because, like all* quadaves, it has four wings. It also has lots of air sacs in it's body, and its large beak is mostly hollow.

The King Drake is an apex predator and scavenger. A lot of the time, it can just bully a smaller predator off its kill, but if for some reason it wants fresh meat, it swoops down its prey, usually goat-to-horse sized animals, and slams into it with its open jaws, biting down, and carrying it off. If the prey is still somehow alive, it'll drop it onto the ground, from around 150m, then fly down and retrieve the battered mess. They're also monogamous, so sometimes if a prey item is too big, the male and the female will each grab and end and yank it in two, then fly back to the the nest, with each one holding half and animal.

King Drakes are sexually dimorphic, but not to the point where I need to draw two pictures. The females are a bit bigger than the males, usually about a meter longer. The female's beak crests are also smaller, and the same color as the beak.

Because of their size and flight abilities, they can be found around the world, although there are regional differences, such as continental King Drakes are larger than the ones on the large southern island. They also nest in a variety of places, including mountain sides, cliff faces and the large trees that dot the plains. Continental King Drakes tend to live more in the large plains trees, while the Southern Island subspecies lives more in the mountains. There are also small populations that live smaller islands. These are the smallest in body size, and nest on the cliffs above the sea.