click to see different versions change the colour with the slider to see different variations remixing is encouraged! feel free to make different species of rhinoensatus or fan art rhinoensatus maximus, meaning giant sword nose, is a quadrupedal flyer that lives on planet trestrea these creatures are large (about 3m tall with a wingspan of 7m) a notable feature of these creatures is their head. they do not have a particularly strong braincase, so to keep their brain more protected their whole head is covered in keratin armour. they also have ear-like structures to help them navigate and stay balanced in the air these creatures are called sword nosed for a reason. their beaks are very sharp, and use these to eat a variety of small animals including aquatic ones, but they mostly scavenge for food by flying for long distances. they are covered in hair-like filaments that keeps them insulated. this is very useful since the region (Baska, see here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/799025799 ) has particularly strong seasons. another way they survive through the seasons is hibernation, which is why they have large tails as this is where they store fat. juvenile rhinoensatus have extremely large tails, this is because rhinoensatus do not take care of their offspring. this means they must fend for themselves. their large tails provide them with nutrients and food to help them hibernate and survive their first few months. as they grow their tails become smaller and spikes grow along them for display they can come in a range of colours from blue to purple to red, however red seems to be the most common
