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Silicothere: Among the most notable examples of Skull Island’s unique endemic volcanism is the Glass Basin; a barren peninsula along the northwestern coast. This area, believed to have been subjected to a variety of unusual eruptions in the past, is a jagged, hostile landscape of twisting obsidian valleys and caverns with little vegetation. Naturally, only very hardy creatures make a living here; creatures like the Silicothere. These hulking brutes, likely derived from Uintatherium, are very aggressive and territorial. The sparse foliage they consume is supplemented with carrion and vanquished intruders. They are also constantly exposed to and are incorporating volcanic silicon and obsidian fibers in the environment. These become laced throughout their skins and skeletons, adding reinforcement and razor-sharp edges to their constantly-regenerating horns, spines, and tusks. Silicotheres are so antisocial, aggressive combat is virtually guaranteed even among each other. Height: 45 to 60 feet.

Carrion Parrot: These birds are some of the more efficient, if not the largest, scavengers of the island’s ecosystem. A unique offshoot of the Psittaciformes, Carrion Parrots are aptly named after their feeding habits, taking full advantage of carnage of combat as well as the fruits of the forest. Due to their size, they usually must wait for larger scavengers, such as the voracious Ookondoru and Death Jackals, to have their fill before moving in. Seizing their chance, groups of them will work together to rearrange and butcher the carcass with their large, dexterous claws and jointed, serrated beaks. Smaller kills will sometimes be hoisted to higher places to avoid competition. They have extremely efficient digestive systems, capable of drawing nutrition from the barest scraps. Individuals have often been observed carrying bones with them from which they may gradually snack on for weeks. These bones can also be utilized as makeshift weapons or tools as the situation demands it, alluding to a high degree of intelligence. Wingspan: 8 to 10 feet.

Seabara: These enigmatic marine creatures seem to be temporary residents of the waters surrounding the island. Like the Maguma, Seabara are said to visit the island in small pods as part of migratory cycles lasting hundreds of thousands of years. Their routes away from the island, though, are largely a mystery, though it has been speculated it may involve the deep seas of the polar regions. While within Skull Island’s realm, they use their drill-like tusks and clawed flippers to excavate radioactive elements from the immense volcanic sea cliffs. They may also suction feed on fish and squid. Because they are seldom seen, there is little idea as to their possible origin. While it is largely accepted they are kaijufied cetaceans, some have proposed a possible evolutionary relationship with therapsid kaiju such as Baragon. This, though, remains unresolved. Length: 62 to 90 feet.

Shadosaur: These mutated pterosaurs can be found in many dark corners of the island. By night, they emerge to feed on insects and Leaf Wings before retreating to their caverns by day. Large populations often cluster about the Spider Pits, where an abundance of insect prey and fallen carrion provide round-the-clock feedings. They, in turn, must avoid the larger inhabitants of such places, usually relying on safety in numbers. The waste produced by their accelerated metabolisms results in deep layers of guano, which provide an important basis for the ecosystems of the deep chasms. Though of relatively small size, flocks of Shadosaurs can be dangerous when their roosts are disturbed. Wingspan: 1.8 to 2.3 feet.

Reptilicus: The River of Steam is one of the more hostile and reactive environments of the island. Though it serves as an important conduit between the radioactively-rich springs of the mountains and the Sea of Thunder, the immense concentration of unstable elements, constantly decaying and reforming, makes the river itself too unpalatable for most kaiju. An exception to this rule is the twisted Reptilicus. These creatures are so heavily mutated and spliced that assignment to any known group more specific than amniote vertebrates seems impossible. Their metabolisms are as unstable as the waters they swarm through, constantly regenerating, replicating, or regrowing limbs and organs as swiftly as they fall in metabolic disarray and rot. Even severed limbs can regrow new bodies, to the point where this may in fact be their primary means of propagation. They cannot last long away from the river, but pose a menace to any creatures that wander into the steamy jungles around the river’s edge, as well as each other. Besides multiple sets of teeth, claws, and constriction, their saliva and mucus are toxically radioactive. Though mostly contained, every now and then one manages to reach stability away from the river where, with growth and reproduction unrestrained, it may pose a significant threat to the balance of the island. Length: 27 to 155 feet.

Calcarisaurus: This creature, when its armor is fully formed, is one of the most distasteful prey items to Skull Island’s predators on account of it being completely covered in very large, very sharp thorns. Its wood-like exoskeleton of armor grows continually, allowing broken spines to regenerate. Calcarisaurs can often be found living in symbiosis with the huge colonies of Raider Ants along the island’s midwestern peninsulas. Burrowing deep into the nests, Raiders allow the reptiles to feed upon sickly and unhatched eggs, larvae, and pupae, as well as scraps from their own kills. They even utilize the lizard’s spines as a food storage system, as they cuticles toxins also act as preservatives. The eggs of the Calcarisaurs are laid among the ants’, and their soft-skinned hatchings are afforded the same protection as the larvae until their own thorns come in. Length: 15 to 20 feet.

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Creature Inspirations:
Silicothere: Mammalian creatures in At the Earth’s Core 1976, and “ceratopian” Uintatherium in The Last Dinosaur 1977.
Carrion Parrot: Creature in The World of Kong artbook 2005.
Seabara: Sea Baragon of Kodansha’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters manga 1992.
Shadosaur: Shadorah of Zone Fighter 1973, and Vultursaur of The World of Kong artbook 2005.
Reptilicus: Reptilicus 1961.
Calcarisaurus: Creature in The World of Kong artbook 2005.
Additional Inspiration with help by Lediblock2. Thanks once more. 😊

Description

Silicothere: Among the most notable examples of Skull Island’s unique endemic volcanism is the Glass Basin; a barren peninsula along the northwestern coast. This area, believed to have been subjected to a variety of unusual eruptions in the past, is a jagged, hostile landscape of twisting obsidian valleys and caverns with little vegetation. Naturally, only very hardy creatures make a living here; creatures like the Silicothere. These hulking brutes, likely derived from Uintatherium, are very aggressive and territorial. The sparse foliage they consume is supplemented with carrion and vanquished intruders. They are also constantly exposed to and are incorporating volcanic silicon and obsidian fibers in the environment. These become laced throughout their skins and skeletons, adding reinforcement and razor-sharp edges to their constantly-regenerating horns, spines, and tusks. Silicotheres are so antisocial, aggressive combat is virtually guaranteed even among each other. Height: 45 to 60 feet.

Carrion Parrot: These birds are some of the more efficient, if not the largest, scavengers of the island’s ecosystem. A unique offshoot of the Psittaciformes, Carrion Parrots are aptly named after their feeding habits, taking full advantage of carnage of combat as well as the fruits of the forest. Due to their size, they usually must wait for larger scavengers, such as the voracious Ookondoru and Death Jackals, to have their fill before moving in. Seizing their chance, groups of them will work together to rearrange and butcher the carcass with their large, dexterous claws and jointed, serrated beaks. Smaller kills will sometimes be hoisted to higher places to avoid competition. They have extremely efficient digestive systems, capable of drawing nutrition from the barest scraps. Individuals have often been observed carrying bones with them from which they may gradually snack on for weeks. These bones can also be utilized as makeshift weapons or tools as the situation demands it, alluding to a high degree of intelligence. Wingspan: 8 to 10 feet.

Seabara: These enigmatic marine creatures seem to be temporary residents of the waters surrounding the island. Like the Maguma, Seabara are said to visit the island in small pods as part of migratory cycles lasting hundreds of thousands of years. Their routes away from the island, though, are largely a mystery, though it has been speculated it may involve the deep seas of the polar regions. While within Skull Island’s realm, they use their drill-like tusks and clawed flippers to excavate radioactive elements from the immense volcanic sea cliffs. They may also suction feed on fish and squid. Because they are seldom seen, there is little idea as to their possible origin. While it is largely accepted they are kaijufied cetaceans, some have proposed a possible evolutionary relationship with therapsid kaiju such as Baragon. This, though, remains unresolved. Length: 62 to 90 feet.

Shadosaur: These mutated pterosaurs can be found in many dark corners of the island. By night, they emerge to feed on insects and Leaf Wings before retreating to their caverns by day. Large populations often cluster about the Spider Pits, where an abundance of insect prey and fallen carrion provide round-the-clock feedings. They, in turn, must avoid the larger inhabitants of such places, usually relying on safety in numbers. The waste produced by their accelerated metabolisms results in deep layers of guano, which provide an important basis for the ecosystems of the deep chasms. Though of relatively small size, flocks of Shadosaurs can be dangerous when their roosts are disturbed. Wingspan: 1.8 to 2.3 feet.

Reptilicus: The River of Steam is one of the more hostile and reactive environments of the island. Though it serves as an important conduit between the radioactively-rich springs of the mountains and the Sea of Thunder, the immense concentration of unstable elements, constantly decaying and reforming, makes the river itself too unpalatable for most kaiju. An exception to this rule is the twisted Reptilicus. These creatures are so heavily mutated and spliced that assignment to any known group more specific than amniote vertebrates seems impossible. Their metabolisms are as unstable as the waters they swarm through, constantly regenerating, replicating, or regrowing limbs and organs as swiftly as they fall in metabolic disarray and rot. Even severed limbs can regrow new bodies, to the point where this may in fact be their primary means of propagation. They cannot last long away from the river, but pose a menace to any creatures that wander into the steamy jungles around the river’s edge, as well as each other. Besides multiple sets of teeth, claws, and constriction, their saliva and mucus are toxically radioactive. Though mostly contained, every now and then one manages to reach stability away from the river where, with growth and reproduction unrestrained, it may pose a significant threat to the balance of the island. Length: 27 to 155 feet.

Calcarisaurus: This creature, when its armor is fully formed, is one of the most distasteful prey items to Skull Island’s predators on account of it being completely covered in very large, very sharp thorns. Its wood-like exoskeleton of armor grows continually, allowing broken spines to regenerate. Calcarisaurs can often be found living in symbiosis with the huge colonies of Raider Ants along the island’s midwestern peninsulas. Burrowing deep into the nests, Raiders allow the reptiles to feed upon sickly and unhatched eggs, larvae, and pupae, as well as scraps from their own kills. They even utilize the lizard’s spines as a food storage system, as they cuticles toxins also act as preservatives. The eggs of the Calcarisaurs are laid among the ants’, and their soft-skinned hatchings are afforded the same protection as the larvae until their own thorns come in. Length: 15 to 20 feet.

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Creature Inspirations:
Silicothere: Mammalian creatures in At the Earth’s Core 1976, and “ceratopian” Uintatherium in The Last Dinosaur 1977.
Carrion Parrot: Creature in The World of Kong artbook 2005.
Seabara: Sea Baragon of Kodansha’s Godzilla, King of the Monsters manga 1992.
Shadosaur: Shadorah of Zone Fighter 1973, and Vultursaur of The World of Kong artbook 2005.
Reptilicus: Reptilicus 1961.
Calcarisaurus: Creature in The World of Kong artbook 2005.
Additional Inspiration with help by Lediblock2. Thanks once more. 😊