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All Yesterdays: The dissimulate hunterby ~Vitor-Silva

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One of my entries for the All Yesterdays Contest [link].
Here, a large theropod (Mapusaurus) ins't hunting in a powerful chase, roaring and at high velocity, but in a dissimulate way.
It's pretending to limp, lowering the body, its patterns even simulates a large wound, and it is hiding the teeth under the lips (to looks even more harmless). Doing this, the Mapusaurus fools a smaller carnivore (Skorpiovenator, in this case), making it believe that the carcharodontosaurid is an easy, injured and inoffensive prey. Then, when Skorpiovenator is close enough, the Mapusaurus will suddenly attack.
These patterns also would benefit Mapusaurus in comunicating with others from its species (in display, for example), and isn't a true problem for hunting herbivores. If Mapusaurus was indeed a sauropod hunter, it would haven't problems in chase and catch one of these slow giants, if they flee.

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~Snakeman2013 Apr 20, 2013 New member Student General Artist

Love the Mapusaurus colors

~Vitor-Silva Apr 21, 2013 Student

Thank you!

~Dino-Mario Apr 14, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

BTW,Good Job as always.I love the color schemes!!!

~Vitor-Silva Apr 14, 2013 Student

Thanks

~Dino-Mario Apr 14, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Hahaha!!!That Skorpiovenator is screwed!!!

~bhut Apr 12, 2013

Interesting concept. I admit I'm not sure if Mapusaurus was smart enough to invent this sort of hunting, but why not? It certainly apears to be working.

~Vitor-Silva Apr 12, 2013 Student

Thanks! Some birds have similar behaviors, here it's used for predation. So, indeed... why not?

~Diloporaptor Mar 9, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Reminds me of that Troodont that acts dead to catch birds or pterosaurs by Dougal Dixion

~Xezansaur Feb 22, 2013 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Clever idea! Faved!

~Vitor-Silva Feb 22, 2013 Student

Thanks a lot!

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