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Flunox-Woodland creature,contest entry

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Contest entry for Vixenkiba !
Well,I had the creature in mind for a few days now,I decided to draw it!

Name:Flunox
Scientific name:sauria fluros(umm how do I slant it?)
This creature was named by the tribal natives of the forest.In their languange,Fluros means to hunt,as they highly depended on these creatures for transport and to give them food.

Background Information:
Flunox is a spliced product of multiple creatures unknown,however Flunoxes are based on dinosaurs with fanciful stripes which are naturally violet in coloration.They can change color which suits the environment which is good for camouflage.Flunox has a newly evolved feature,which are feathers by its arms.The feathers sense air movements,allowing to detect prey.However,after killing its prey,it does not eat its victim,because they will explode with too much energy in its body.(read below to know why)Instead,it gives the food to other creatures(mostly humans) who need it.In return,the other creatures come to help in times of trouble.
It has 3 fingers and toes,and has a large tail to keep it balanced when running,since it has a heavy head.Its head is extremely dense,made of radioactive copper(or other metals) residues form the nuclear war.Due to this,Flunox's eyes glow,due to the excess energy generated from its brain.Males are typically much larger than the females.

Wild Flunox has multiple spikes jutting out from the back of its  skull,fueled with radioactive metal supplied from its brain.The metal material is extremely toxic to other living creatures so native tribalmen tame one with caution.While they tame one,they use sticks to remove the venomous spikes before getting an attempt to train it.These spikes grow very slowly,and they can be ejected on enemies for self defence.The venom will naturally destroy the victim's DNA randomly which causes its body systems to fail and die.

Young Flunox do not grow spikes,and they are left by their parents to survive on their own.Most natives will find younsters and take care of them till they grow up as the simplest way of taming these creatures.

During breeding season,when temperatures get warmer,their brains absorb energy and feel like mating!It is easy to find a mate for a male because the ratio of males is to females it 1:4,so over time males get a little picky at times.Females will start to fight,too for a male.After mating,the new couple finds a nest,usually in a cave to lay their eggs.Just after that,the couples abandon the eggs.The good thing is,good insticts are in these creatures' blood.

The eggs,at the start of their development,absorb remaining radioactive metal from the forest.(or from underground)The eggs are covered with hard shells,mostly made of calcium compounds.It takes about 2 years for the embryo to fully develop.

Flunox has varying lifespan.It totally depends on the half-life of the radioactive copper/other metals.The radioactive continuously pumps energy into their systems.That is why they do not eat,as the food chemicals interfere with the radioactive energy,causing the metal to accelerate its energy production.This will normally result in a power outburst and the brain will explode.The copper will decay slowly throughout Flunox's life,until most of the copper has decayed and it will have no more energy to supply itself,and perish.They live for about a few of days to a few thousands of years.
 
Flunox is the only creature who can sustain itself with radioactive energy;radioactivity causes creatures to die.Therefore,keeping amounts of radioactive metal in its body is highly regarded as forest cleaners.They help contain these toxic substances until they decay and becomes stable and non-toxic.Thus,tribalmen deem these creatures as sacred and do their best to protect them.They are extremely grateful that the heavens have sent them some form of help to purify the forest.

Update**(found something that contradicts...how does it grow if it doesn't eat?)
This is how:They use the energy from the radioactive material to covert into matter.They use this for gowth and repair.If a flunox gets injured severely,a lot of energy is required to repair the damaged tissues,so this may reduce one's lifespan.

Thanks for reading that though!It may be a little sci fi but idk...
Actually wanted it to have green skin which contained chlorophyll for photosynthesis,but I decided to go to the more nuclear side of it.Since there was a war 200 years ago,I can assume that there are some radioactive substances??Yeah so I decided that this problem needs to be ressolved.For the green skin idea,I'm going to bring it to the city side where there is lack of oxygen and I feel it is kind of a good idea having plantimal doggies:3
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