River Hikahoe

River Hikahoe
(Lutrianatops platypusmimus)
Information
Creator	Hydromancerx Other
Week/Generation	26/160
Habitat	Always Tropical River, Bardic Tropical River , BioCat Tropical River , Blood Tropical River , Gec Tropical River , Glicker Tropical River , Ichthy Tropical River , Jeluki Tropical River, Kenotai Tropical River, Pipcard Tropical River , Terra Tropical River , Wright Tropical River , Bone Temperate River , Huggs Temperate River , Irinya Temperate River , Always Tropical Riparian , Bardic Tropical Riparian , BioCat Tropical Riparian , Blood Tropical Riparian, Gec Tropical Riparian , Glicker Tropical Riparian , Ichthy Tropical Riparian, Jeluki Tropical Riparian, Kenotai Tropical Riparian , Pipcard Tropical Riparian , Terra Tropical Riparian , Wright Tropical Riparian , Bone Temperate Riparian , Huggs Temperate Riparian , Irinya Temperate Riparian , Always Salt Swamp , Bardic Salt Swamp , BioCat Salt Swamp, Blood Salt Swamp , Gec Salt Swamp , Glicker Salt Swamp, Ichthy Salt Swamp , Jeluki Salt Swamp , Kenotai Salt Swamp , Pipcard Salt Swamp , Terra Salt Swamp , Wright Salt Swamp , Bone Salt Marsh , Huggs Salt Marsh , Irinya Salt Marsh , Dixon-Darwin Boreal
Size	60 cm Long
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Endoskeleton (Jointed Wood)
Diet	Omnivore (Flashkelps, Luminus, Twinkorals, Pioneeroots, Supershrooms, Sapshrooms, Vermees, Frabukis, Krillpedes, Larvaback)
Respiration	Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation	Endotherm
Reproduction	Sexual, Live Birth, Two Sexes
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Subclass Superorder Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Mancerxa Chloropodia Pterophylla Rostrophylla Dromeophylla Ornithofossores Specusialidae Lutrianatops Lutrianatops platypusmimus

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Hikahoe

The River Hikahoe split from its ancestor, the Hikahoe. It has become amphibious and lives in the waterways of Dixon-Darwin, except for Blocks. Those that live in Dixon-Darwin Boreal mainly live by small ponds. Most of the species live in rivers and wetlands. It has developed a longer streamline body for swimming. Its back feet now have webbing which it uses to swim with. Their tail has also gotten long and is used as a rudder. On the end the butt-nostril no closes air tight so it can holding its breath underwater without water leaking in. Its light golden coloration help it blend in with both the white Dixon soil and the Golden Darwin soil.

Their beaks have become more duck-like and help it both eat aquatic flora but also sense small aquatic fauna that hide in the muddy river bottom. Unlike their ancestors they no longer climb trees but they still burrow underground for their dens. These dens are made in the river banks and are hidden underwater to hide from predators. Mating pairs will share these burrows. Their front claws are mainly used to dig these burrows but can also be used as a defense against predators.

Like their ancestors they have slit pouches on either side of their torsos. They have one to two offspring at a time because of this. Only the males have pouches. The pouches are not water tight so the male must stay in the burrow and depend upon the female to get food for him and the babies. Only males have brightly colored beaks and females will choose those with the brightest beak to pair off with. Females and juveniles have brown beaks. Juvenile males do not get brightly colored beaks until they reach sexual maturity.