Shortface Sauceback

The shortface sauceback split from its ancestor and shrank in size. Covered in a insulating coat of silk-like fur, it blends in with its snowy surroundings as it searches for its prey. They live in small groups for safety as they feast on the small "worms" that dominate the sparse undergrowth. Their tusks, which have split into two parts that are still directly attached to one another, are well suited for grasping their favored prey as well as for fending off attackers. Young are raised in community pools and grow upon diet of whatever prey their parents drop into the water. They are lain in fall, and once the pools thaw the young will hatch and grow rapidly with the oncoming of spring. Meanwhile the adults hibernate during the coldest months of winter, huddling together in makeshift burrows for warmth. They can live to be nearly thirty years old, a surprisingly long time for so small a creature.