Skull Island RPG

Rules
1 ) No magic.
2 ) No killing off another player's creature without said player's permission.
3 ) No creature armies. Creatures that live in packs can live as such, but can't get unrealistic numbers to attack one creature.
4 ) No OOC only posts.
5 ) All creatures listed can be made into characters by players, but ONLY creatures from said list can be made.
6 ) Detailed, quality posts are a must. Small, useless posts will not be tolerated. Only should a post be a sentence long is when a creature is reacting to something or is responding to another creature.
7 ) Don't make the creatures sound too human. Use growl/snarl/screech/bark/hoot/click/etc for each creature, and pick one that would be realistic for said creature (EG: An insect wouldn't growl, it would click, gurgle, etc).
8 ) Realistic posts are also a must. Interspecies alliances are allowed (Keep in mind rule 3), as long as its realistic. Good examples are a Venatosaurus pack allying themselves with a V-Rex for protection, but realistically.
9 ) Creatures trying to befriend everything in sight will not be tolerated.
10 ) Skull Islanders are mainly for plots, and are safely behind the wall, which keeps the jungle life out. Interaction with them will only be during plots.
Skull Island
The Island is divided into 6 types of areas. These include Jungle, Uplands, Lowlands, Coast, Pits and Chasms, and Swamps. There are many types of these locations throughout Skull Island, and are not in one giant proportion for each.
Coast: Self explainitory, it includes the beachs and ocean, along with the small amount of land by it.
Jungle: Dense forests all over the island, they allow smaller animals safety from their larger counterparts, rivers and small streams present here aswell.
Lowlands: Basically the plains of Skull Island, inhabited by the largest of the island's creatures. Rivers and streams cut through the Lowlands and offer places for its inhabitants to drink.
Uplands: These are the large mountain ranges of Skull Island, aswell as some flat platenus where herbivores and carnivores conflict like the rest of Skull Island.
Swamps: Self explainitory aswell, they are watery lands and marshs, having the most waterways running through them, and are also inhabited by the most aquatic creatures.
Pits and Chasms: The deepest and darkness trenchs on Skull Island, any creature that falls down into the pits are victims to the horrors that inhabit it.
Creatures
Coastal Creatures:
Osteodomus - "Bone House" - 4-8 Inches
Large Hermit Crab that uses skulls and sea shells like modern hermit crabs.
Lividuscutus - "Blue-black-shield" - 9-12 Inches
Herbivorous lobster with large pincers.
Tartarusaurus Saevus - "Cruel Hell-Lizard" - 20-28 Feet
Largest coastal predator, walks on all four legs with a large tail and head crests above its eyes. Fat reserves in its tail allow it to survive longer then most predators.
Peracerdon Exitialis - "Deadly Very -Sharp-Tooth" - 12-16 Feet
Raptor like predator with a long snout and large spines that go from its head to its tail. Primarily eats fish.
Aciedactylus Mandocaris - "Sharp-Edge-Fingers Devour-Crab" - 12-15 Feet
Theropod dinosaur that lives mainly near the cliffs by the coast. Has large eye crests and long forelimbs, with two nostrils. The second pair of nostrils enable it to breath with its head under water.
Nefundusaurus Acerbus - "Troublesome Abominable-Lizard" - 16-24 Feet
Another four legged creature. It resembles pre-dinosaur Postosuchus, with serveral adaptations, including a larger head, and a shorter snout, with powerful crushing jaws.
Lowlands Creatures:
Brontosaurus Baxteri - "Baxter's Thunder Lizard" - 80-120 Feet
Large sauropod that can hold its neck both high and low. Gives birth to live young.
Ligocristus Innocens - "Hoe-Crest" - 26-34 Feet
Parasaur type dinosaur, primary food for the larger predators, has a small sail on its neck.
Ferrucutus Cerastes - "Horned Iron-Hide" - 24-34 Feet
A large Ceratopsian, has horns along its frill, aswell as a nose horn. Also has a small dome on the base of its nose.
Calcarisaurus Ieiuniosus - "Hungry Spur-Lizard" - 5-7 Feet
Small Ankylosaur with spurs all over its body, protected it from many predators, large and small.
Termito'saurus Formicavoro - "Ant-Swallower" - 12-16 Feet
Large four legged insectivore with tusks and a multi-colored sail along its back. Eats only insects.
Vastosaurus Rex - "Ravager-Lizard King" - 40-50 Feet
Large theropod dinosaur related to prehistoric Tyrannosaurus Rex with some adaptations such as armored scales and a shorter head, aswell as modified bone structure that give it more flexibility. Young V-rexs pack together in groups of 2-4 individuals that live in the jungle.
Zeropteryx - "No-Wings" - 5-6 Feet (At Hips)
Large terror bird with colorful feathers.
Brutornis - "Heavy-Fowl" - 6-7 Feet (At Hips)
Largest terror bird on Skull Island, shorter feathers and darker coloration then its counterpart Zeropteryx.
Volucerictis - "Flying-Weasel" - 15-18 Inches (Wingspan)
Nocturnal bat like creature, has red skin and large front teeth. Also has a tail that can wrap around objects.
Pugbat Turpis Porcarius - "Foul Pig" - 2-3 Feet (Wingspan)
Nocturnal bat creature, looks like a large modern bat with almost no snout and a large mouth.
Swamp Inhabitants:
Piranhadon Titanus - "Titanis Piranha-Tooth" - 20-50 Feet
Enourmous serpent fish with a piranha like head, and large flippers near its long neck. A small sail goes down from its head to its tail. Males are much smaller then females, only growing to 20 feet. Can beach itself to allow birds to eat the parasites on its body. Largest water predator.
Scorpio-Pede Nepapede Harpagadbominus - "Grappling-Hook-Abdomen Scorpian-Feet" - 2-3 Feet
Centipede creature with a large sail-like tail with a poison stinger on the end of its tail. Herbivorous, but highly aggressive.
Malamagnus Vadum - "Big-Mouth Of-Shallow-Water" - 15-20 Feet
Large herding reptiles on four legs, they eat underwater plants and usually browse near the water to retreat from land predators. Has large teeth to rip reeds and to protect itself.
Inox Inoculopalus Edax - "Gluttonous Swamp-Dweller" - 12-18 Feet
Large amphibious, relative of modern salamanders, carnivorous with an arrow-shaped head.
Udusaur Turpis - "Ugly Wet-Lizard" - 4-6 Feet
Aquatic reptile with a long tail used to swim. Has legs on the front half of its body, and flippers near its tail. Carnivorous.
Turturcassis - "Turtle-Helmit" - 8-13 Feet
Long necked reptilian predator resembling prehistoric Plesiosaurs with feet instead of flippers. Long tail to power it through the water.
Sepulcro Sepulcrostium Malus - "Ugly Gravemouth" - 4-5 Feet
Large mouthed fish with a long tail it uses to power itself through the water. Mouth is large enough to swallow small prey whole.
Papilio Papiliomonstrus Opic - "Barbarous Butterfly-Monster" - 4-5 Feet
Large mouth fish with large fins and a large tail. Has a sail that reachs from the middle of its back to the end of its tail.
Needlemouth Acuso Cadverosus - "Ghastly Needle-Mouth" - 9-13 Feet
Aggressive Icthyosaur creature with a long crocodile like snout. Carnivore.
Ambulaquasaurus Cristarufus - "Red-Crest Water-Walk-Lizard" - 10-14 Feet
Skinny theropod that eats fish near the rivers of the swamps. Has large teeth on the front of its mouth to easily catch fish.
Jungle Creatures:
Venatosaurus Saevidicus - "Furious Hunter-Lizard" - 16-24 Feet
Large raptor creature that hunt in groups of up to 12 individuals. Only predator able to easily take down Brontosaurs. Is very intelligent.
Ventatosaurus Impavidus - "Indomitable Hunter-Lizard" - 5-8 Feet
Smaller cousin of the V. Saevidicus but just as lethal. Hunts in packs aswell.
Gaur - 5-6 Feet
Relatives of the modern bull, thought to have arrived on Skull Island the same way the humans did. Usual prey of jungle predators, but uses its horns to fend some predators off.
Foetodon Ferreus - "Cruel Stinking-Tooth" - 15-20 Feet
Large, broad bodied crocodile like reptile with a large mouth with legs out to its sides, its stomach low to the ground. Carnivorous.
Scimitodon Sagax - "Shrewed Scimitar-Tooth" - 6-9 Feet
Four legged predator with large sabar teeth used to kill prey. It has spines going along the middle of its back.
Carver Carocarptor Interfector - "Flesh-Carver Assassin" - 25-33 Feet
Large four legged creature, slightly resembling prehistoric Gorgonopsids with long tails, they had huge teeth and bone crushing jaws. Nocturnal, with light redish skin and black markings.
Dinocanisaurus - "Terrible-Dog-Lizard" - 3-4 Feet
Armored, four legged, bulky carnivores, they have large jaws and live in packs.
Diablosaurus Rufus - "Red Devil-Lizard" - 20-25 Feet
Large hoove, rhino like creature, it has armored skin and two large horns on its nose. Small tail and has dull spikes scattered on its back.
Asperdorsus Bellator - "Rough-Back Warrior" - 36-42 Feet
Large sauropod with large bone like spikes going down its back and on the bottom of its neck. Clubbed tail used to ward off predators.
Tree-Tops Slyvaceratops - "Forest-Horned-Face" - 12-16 Feet
Four legged herbivore with a tall frill with a small nose horn. It has a striped pattern.
Atercurisaurus - "Dark-Spear-Lizard" - 16-20 Feet
Stegosaur dinosaur, resembling its prehistoric counterpart, with the exception of its tail, which has many spikes instead of just a few.
Megapede Horridus - "Bristling Giant-Feet" - 3-4 Feet
Large Centipede, resembling its modern counterpart with the exception of size. Has many subspecies.
Pits and Chasms Horror:
Weta-Rex Deinacrida - "Terrible-Cricket King" - 2-3 Feet
Large cricket with powerful jaws.
Arachno-Claw Arachnocidis - "Spider-Claw" - 4-6 Feet
Large spider like creature with large mandibles and pincers used to grab prey.
Deplector - "Reaper" - 4-8 Feet
Large scorpian like insect, minus the tail, with enourmous pincers and legs. Black coloration, carnivore.
Carnictis Sordicus - "Vile Meat-Weasel" - 7-13 Feet
Large parasite that lives in volcanic waters of the chasms. Neck extends with large mouth on end, feeds on carrion and sick animals, sometimes live prey.
Uplands Wonders:
Terapusmordax Obscenus - "Filthy Pungent-Bat" - 8-10 Feet (Wingspan)
Large bat like creature with small ears and large fangs. Has hooked claws on his feet to enable it to hang from the ceiling of caves. Carnivorous.
Bear-Croc Ursuschus Bombus - "Booming Bear-Crocodile" - 8-10 Feet
Bulky crocodile like omnivorous creature, with a large tail and bulky legs that make them low to the ground.
Arsartis Arsarticaedes Agilis - "Nimble Skilled-At-Murder" - 8-12 Feet
Speedy theropod dinosaur with long claws and strong legs. Carnivore.
Malevolusaurus Perditor - "Malicious-Lizard Destroyer" - 20-24 Feet
Relative to the sailed back reptiles before the dinosaurs, its sail is broken up by spines without a membrane inbetween with spikes on its head and nose.
Megapimatus Kong - "Big-Primate Kong" - 18-25 Feet (Tall) ***Non-Playable***
Large omnivorous primate, one of the top creatures on the island, in constant conflict with the Vrexs until the end of its species. Only one is left on the island. Not a native to Skull Island, brought to the island, some think, by the humans only a few thousand years ago. With rare breeding and small survival rates for young apes led the species to extinction, the constant fights with the Vrexs also destroying the species.
Link to more indepth descriptions about the creatures. Not all creatures listed here are allowed, so be careful.
Template
Name:
Age:
Species:
Length:
Height:
Weight:
Wingspan (If winged)
Personality:
Description:
History(Optional):
My characters...
Name: Destivus
Age: 55 Years
Species: Vastosaurus Rex
Length: 50 Feet
Height: 25 Feet
Weight: 8.5 Tons
Personality: Calm, but vicious in a fight. He enforces his rule over his territory like any other V-rex, not tolerant to any intruders, other V-rexs, packs of Ventosaurus, and other large carnivores included. To avoid conflict, he usually shows off his height and roars to give intruders a chance to back down. If they refuse, he will only then attack.
Description: A normal blueish color with a tan underside, the usual coloration of V-rexs. Numerous scares across his body show his age and experiance, having fought with many from his own species aswell as other carnivores and some lethal prey.
1 ) No magic.
2 ) No killing off another player's creature without said player's permission.
3 ) No creature armies. Creatures that live in packs can live as such, but can't get unrealistic numbers to attack one creature.
4 ) No OOC only posts.
5 ) All creatures listed can be made into characters by players, but ONLY creatures from said list can be made.
6 ) Detailed, quality posts are a must. Small, useless posts will not be tolerated. Only should a post be a sentence long is when a creature is reacting to something or is responding to another creature.
7 ) Don't make the creatures sound too human. Use growl/snarl/screech/bark/hoot/click/etc for each creature, and pick one that would be realistic for said creature (EG: An insect wouldn't growl, it would click, gurgle, etc).
8 ) Realistic posts are also a must. Interspecies alliances are allowed (Keep in mind rule 3), as long as its realistic. Good examples are a Venatosaurus pack allying themselves with a V-Rex for protection, but realistically.
9 ) Creatures trying to befriend everything in sight will not be tolerated.
10 ) Skull Islanders are mainly for plots, and are safely behind the wall, which keeps the jungle life out. Interaction with them will only be during plots.
Skull Island
The Island is divided into 6 types of areas. These include Jungle, Uplands, Lowlands, Coast, Pits and Chasms, and Swamps. There are many types of these locations throughout Skull Island, and are not in one giant proportion for each.
Coast: Self explainitory, it includes the beachs and ocean, along with the small amount of land by it.
Jungle: Dense forests all over the island, they allow smaller animals safety from their larger counterparts, rivers and small streams present here aswell.
Lowlands: Basically the plains of Skull Island, inhabited by the largest of the island's creatures. Rivers and streams cut through the Lowlands and offer places for its inhabitants to drink.
Uplands: These are the large mountain ranges of Skull Island, aswell as some flat platenus where herbivores and carnivores conflict like the rest of Skull Island.
Swamps: Self explainitory aswell, they are watery lands and marshs, having the most waterways running through them, and are also inhabited by the most aquatic creatures.
Pits and Chasms: The deepest and darkness trenchs on Skull Island, any creature that falls down into the pits are victims to the horrors that inhabit it.
Creatures
Coastal Creatures:
Osteodomus - "Bone House" - 4-8 Inches
Large Hermit Crab that uses skulls and sea shells like modern hermit crabs.
Lividuscutus - "Blue-black-shield" - 9-12 Inches
Herbivorous lobster with large pincers.
Tartarusaurus Saevus - "Cruel Hell-Lizard" - 20-28 Feet
Largest coastal predator, walks on all four legs with a large tail and head crests above its eyes. Fat reserves in its tail allow it to survive longer then most predators.
Peracerdon Exitialis - "Deadly Very -Sharp-Tooth" - 12-16 Feet
Raptor like predator with a long snout and large spines that go from its head to its tail. Primarily eats fish.
Aciedactylus Mandocaris - "Sharp-Edge-Fingers Devour-Crab" - 12-15 Feet
Theropod dinosaur that lives mainly near the cliffs by the coast. Has large eye crests and long forelimbs, with two nostrils. The second pair of nostrils enable it to breath with its head under water.
Nefundusaurus Acerbus - "Troublesome Abominable-Lizard" - 16-24 Feet
Another four legged creature. It resembles pre-dinosaur Postosuchus, with serveral adaptations, including a larger head, and a shorter snout, with powerful crushing jaws.
Lowlands Creatures:
Brontosaurus Baxteri - "Baxter's Thunder Lizard" - 80-120 Feet
Large sauropod that can hold its neck both high and low. Gives birth to live young.
Ligocristus Innocens - "Hoe-Crest" - 26-34 Feet
Parasaur type dinosaur, primary food for the larger predators, has a small sail on its neck.
Ferrucutus Cerastes - "Horned Iron-Hide" - 24-34 Feet
A large Ceratopsian, has horns along its frill, aswell as a nose horn. Also has a small dome on the base of its nose.
Calcarisaurus Ieiuniosus - "Hungry Spur-Lizard" - 5-7 Feet
Small Ankylosaur with spurs all over its body, protected it from many predators, large and small.
Termito'saurus Formicavoro - "Ant-Swallower" - 12-16 Feet
Large four legged insectivore with tusks and a multi-colored sail along its back. Eats only insects.
Vastosaurus Rex - "Ravager-Lizard King" - 40-50 Feet
Large theropod dinosaur related to prehistoric Tyrannosaurus Rex with some adaptations such as armored scales and a shorter head, aswell as modified bone structure that give it more flexibility. Young V-rexs pack together in groups of 2-4 individuals that live in the jungle.
Zeropteryx - "No-Wings" - 5-6 Feet (At Hips)
Large terror bird with colorful feathers.
Brutornis - "Heavy-Fowl" - 6-7 Feet (At Hips)
Largest terror bird on Skull Island, shorter feathers and darker coloration then its counterpart Zeropteryx.
Volucerictis - "Flying-Weasel" - 15-18 Inches (Wingspan)
Nocturnal bat like creature, has red skin and large front teeth. Also has a tail that can wrap around objects.
Pugbat Turpis Porcarius - "Foul Pig" - 2-3 Feet (Wingspan)
Nocturnal bat creature, looks like a large modern bat with almost no snout and a large mouth.
Swamp Inhabitants:
Piranhadon Titanus - "Titanis Piranha-Tooth" - 20-50 Feet
Enourmous serpent fish with a piranha like head, and large flippers near its long neck. A small sail goes down from its head to its tail. Males are much smaller then females, only growing to 20 feet. Can beach itself to allow birds to eat the parasites on its body. Largest water predator.
Scorpio-Pede Nepapede Harpagadbominus - "Grappling-Hook-Abdomen Scorpian-Feet" - 2-3 Feet
Centipede creature with a large sail-like tail with a poison stinger on the end of its tail. Herbivorous, but highly aggressive.
Malamagnus Vadum - "Big-Mouth Of-Shallow-Water" - 15-20 Feet
Large herding reptiles on four legs, they eat underwater plants and usually browse near the water to retreat from land predators. Has large teeth to rip reeds and to protect itself.
Inox Inoculopalus Edax - "Gluttonous Swamp-Dweller" - 12-18 Feet
Large amphibious, relative of modern salamanders, carnivorous with an arrow-shaped head.
Udusaur Turpis - "Ugly Wet-Lizard" - 4-6 Feet
Aquatic reptile with a long tail used to swim. Has legs on the front half of its body, and flippers near its tail. Carnivorous.
Turturcassis - "Turtle-Helmit" - 8-13 Feet
Long necked reptilian predator resembling prehistoric Plesiosaurs with feet instead of flippers. Long tail to power it through the water.
Sepulcro Sepulcrostium Malus - "Ugly Gravemouth" - 4-5 Feet
Large mouthed fish with a long tail it uses to power itself through the water. Mouth is large enough to swallow small prey whole.
Papilio Papiliomonstrus Opic - "Barbarous Butterfly-Monster" - 4-5 Feet
Large mouth fish with large fins and a large tail. Has a sail that reachs from the middle of its back to the end of its tail.
Needlemouth Acuso Cadverosus - "Ghastly Needle-Mouth" - 9-13 Feet
Aggressive Icthyosaur creature with a long crocodile like snout. Carnivore.
Ambulaquasaurus Cristarufus - "Red-Crest Water-Walk-Lizard" - 10-14 Feet
Skinny theropod that eats fish near the rivers of the swamps. Has large teeth on the front of its mouth to easily catch fish.
Jungle Creatures:
Venatosaurus Saevidicus - "Furious Hunter-Lizard" - 16-24 Feet
Large raptor creature that hunt in groups of up to 12 individuals. Only predator able to easily take down Brontosaurs. Is very intelligent.
Ventatosaurus Impavidus - "Indomitable Hunter-Lizard" - 5-8 Feet
Smaller cousin of the V. Saevidicus but just as lethal. Hunts in packs aswell.
Gaur - 5-6 Feet
Relatives of the modern bull, thought to have arrived on Skull Island the same way the humans did. Usual prey of jungle predators, but uses its horns to fend some predators off.
Foetodon Ferreus - "Cruel Stinking-Tooth" - 15-20 Feet
Large, broad bodied crocodile like reptile with a large mouth with legs out to its sides, its stomach low to the ground. Carnivorous.
Scimitodon Sagax - "Shrewed Scimitar-Tooth" - 6-9 Feet
Four legged predator with large sabar teeth used to kill prey. It has spines going along the middle of its back.
Carver Carocarptor Interfector - "Flesh-Carver Assassin" - 25-33 Feet
Large four legged creature, slightly resembling prehistoric Gorgonopsids with long tails, they had huge teeth and bone crushing jaws. Nocturnal, with light redish skin and black markings.
Dinocanisaurus - "Terrible-Dog-Lizard" - 3-4 Feet
Armored, four legged, bulky carnivores, they have large jaws and live in packs.
Diablosaurus Rufus - "Red Devil-Lizard" - 20-25 Feet
Large hoove, rhino like creature, it has armored skin and two large horns on its nose. Small tail and has dull spikes scattered on its back.
Asperdorsus Bellator - "Rough-Back Warrior" - 36-42 Feet
Large sauropod with large bone like spikes going down its back and on the bottom of its neck. Clubbed tail used to ward off predators.
Tree-Tops Slyvaceratops - "Forest-Horned-Face" - 12-16 Feet
Four legged herbivore with a tall frill with a small nose horn. It has a striped pattern.
Atercurisaurus - "Dark-Spear-Lizard" - 16-20 Feet
Stegosaur dinosaur, resembling its prehistoric counterpart, with the exception of its tail, which has many spikes instead of just a few.
Megapede Horridus - "Bristling Giant-Feet" - 3-4 Feet
Large Centipede, resembling its modern counterpart with the exception of size. Has many subspecies.
Pits and Chasms Horror:
Weta-Rex Deinacrida - "Terrible-Cricket King" - 2-3 Feet
Large cricket with powerful jaws.
Arachno-Claw Arachnocidis - "Spider-Claw" - 4-6 Feet
Large spider like creature with large mandibles and pincers used to grab prey.
Deplector - "Reaper" - 4-8 Feet
Large scorpian like insect, minus the tail, with enourmous pincers and legs. Black coloration, carnivore.
Carnictis Sordicus - "Vile Meat-Weasel" - 7-13 Feet
Large parasite that lives in volcanic waters of the chasms. Neck extends with large mouth on end, feeds on carrion and sick animals, sometimes live prey.
Uplands Wonders:
Terapusmordax Obscenus - "Filthy Pungent-Bat" - 8-10 Feet (Wingspan)
Large bat like creature with small ears and large fangs. Has hooked claws on his feet to enable it to hang from the ceiling of caves. Carnivorous.
Bear-Croc Ursuschus Bombus - "Booming Bear-Crocodile" - 8-10 Feet
Bulky crocodile like omnivorous creature, with a large tail and bulky legs that make them low to the ground.
Arsartis Arsarticaedes Agilis - "Nimble Skilled-At-Murder" - 8-12 Feet
Speedy theropod dinosaur with long claws and strong legs. Carnivore.
Malevolusaurus Perditor - "Malicious-Lizard Destroyer" - 20-24 Feet
Relative to the sailed back reptiles before the dinosaurs, its sail is broken up by spines without a membrane inbetween with spikes on its head and nose.
Megapimatus Kong - "Big-Primate Kong" - 18-25 Feet (Tall) ***Non-Playable***
Large omnivorous primate, one of the top creatures on the island, in constant conflict with the Vrexs until the end of its species. Only one is left on the island. Not a native to Skull Island, brought to the island, some think, by the humans only a few thousand years ago. With rare breeding and small survival rates for young apes led the species to extinction, the constant fights with the Vrexs also destroying the species.
Link to more indepth descriptions about the creatures. Not all creatures listed here are allowed, so be careful.
Template
Name:
Age:
Species:
Length:
Height:
Weight:
Wingspan (If winged)
Personality:
Description:
History(Optional):
My characters...
Name: Destivus
Age: 55 Years
Species: Vastosaurus Rex
Length: 50 Feet
Height: 25 Feet
Weight: 8.5 Tons
Personality: Calm, but vicious in a fight. He enforces his rule over his territory like any other V-rex, not tolerant to any intruders, other V-rexs, packs of Ventosaurus, and other large carnivores included. To avoid conflict, he usually shows off his height and roars to give intruders a chance to back down. If they refuse, he will only then attack.
Description: A normal blueish color with a tan underside, the usual coloration of V-rexs. Numerous scares across his body show his age and experiance, having fought with many from his own species aswell as other carnivores and some lethal prey.