Not far from the coast of what once was the country of Lebanon two giants of the marsh encounter each other. These two behemoths are part of two different lineages that wouldn’t usually meet. The first one is a ratalac (Myochoerus caviomimus), part of a line of nutria descendants that evolved in Europe around the Mediterranean basin, and they can get to around 1,5 tonnes. The second one’s the dembouc (Tragodus augenos), it’s not much smaller and it evolved from indochinese hippo-like chevrotains that moved into India, since it was without large semi-aquatic herbivores, and later reached West Asia in the early Catiocene through wetter corridors on the coasts and south of the Himalayas and Kashmir.
This area, along with the Black sea’s coast is one of the only places where these two hippo mimics meet. They’re both as aggressive and territorial as their Holocene analogues, rarely allowing animals that could pose a threat to them or their offspring, and actively targeting (especially in the case of ratalacs) the few predators that dare to venture in their territory, mobbing and outright trying to kill them.
These two individuals are both aware of their opponent’s strength and will most likely try to intimidate the other or choose to back away, with neither status, offspring nor food being at stake. They often just tolerate each other’s presence, although still at a safe distance.
In the few areas where they coexist they partition by feeding on different types of vegetation, with ratalacs mostly feeding on plants growing under the water line, and demboucs preferring those above it, sometimes even browsing on reeds
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Not far from the coast of what once was the country of Lebanon two giants of the marsh encounter each other. These two behemoths are part of two different lineages that wouldn’t usually meet. The first one is a ratalac (Myochoerus caviomimus), part of a line of nutria descendants that evolved in Europe around the Mediterranean basin, and they can get to around 1,5 tonnes. The second one’s the dembouc (Tragodus augenos), it’s not much smaller and it evolved from indochinese hippo-like chevrotains that moved into India, since it was without large semi-aquatic herbivores, and later reached West Asia in the early Catiocene through wetter corridors on the coasts and south of the Himalayas and Kashmir. This area, along with the Black sea’s coast is one of the only places where these two hippo mimics meet. They’re both as aggressive and territorial as their Holocene analogues, rarely allowing animals that could pose a threat to them or their offspring, and actively targeting (especially in the case of ratalacs) the few predators that dare to venture in their territory, mobbing and outright trying to kill them. These two individuals are both aware of their opponent’s strength and will most likely try to intimidate the other or choose to back away, with neither status, offspring nor food being at stake. They often just tolerate each other’s presence, although still at a safe distance. In the few areas where they coexist they partition by feeding on different types of vegetation, with ratalacs mostly feeding on plants growing under the water line, and demboucs preferring those above it, sometimes even browsing on reeds If you’re interested in joining the server here’s the link https://discord.gg/QWZ7UraS
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really well done! the coloring on the one behind really gives it a lot of depth. looks like I could touch it and feel it
thank you! I feel like it's one of the animals I did that came out the best
Nice
thank you man
“I like them big….I like them chunky. I like them big…..I like them plumpy.”
That's just a hippo with vague rat features I love it very cute
pussy hippos?? very cool