It’s finally finished. I did this one because utahraptor has some of the most unique dental shapes among raptors. Also it’s one of the largest. This head is life size measuring up to 24inches(60cm) in length. I also wanted to see how my theory on lip structures would apply to them, and the shape reminds me of predatory birds beaks with how the dentiary flows.
Handmade and painted using paper mache to shape it and a cardboard base
I painted this in tribute as my late cousin had an OC based on utahraptor
New oc who may look a bit familiar! Her name is Sang and she’s a little dickhead. I love her <3
Additional spec bio rambling:
Mouse raptors are a fictional dromaeosaurid dinosaur that is a very small predator, inhabiting a similar niche to small mustelids or grasshopper mice. They are typically ~4 in (~10cm) in body length and weigh only about 20 g.
They are generally solitary hunters who predate upon just about anything smaller than them (often small mammals, amphibians, fish and insects). Young mouse raptors may form small groups and occasionally will hunt cooperatively. They will occasionally scavenge and forage, mostly eating berries and fruit when they do.
They are very active creatures, almost always seen in motion scurrying along the ground or clambering through brambles. They are often found inhabiting riparian zones and temperate forests at high altitudes.
Mouse raptors are typically brown with white bellies. The individual pictured above has some unknown mutation that causes most of her feathers to appear white.
Mouse raptors can generally be divided into two main phenotypes: vibrant and dull. Vibrant individuals have vibrant feathers on their throats, and often on the underside of their wings as well - usually a vivid red, orange, or even yellow. Dull individuals have no such markings, and are just brown and white. In addition to their differing plumages, dull and vibrant mouse raptors have differing behaviors as well. Vibrant individuals are more aggressive and vocal and dull individuals are more elusive.
Mouse raptors have a disassortive mating pattern. When breeding, vibrant individuals will court dull individuals with calls, displays, and occasionally gifts (usually food, sometimes nesting material or seemingly random objects). Vibrant individuals are often very territorial towards each other, while most dull individuals wills tolerate other dull mouse raptors straying into their territory.
Vibrant individuals are typically male, and dull individuals are typically female, but this is not always the case.
Generally, your average mouse raptor breeding season breaks down as such:
Vibrant males will compete with each other (and sometimes vibrant females) over territory. They will court dull females, who will then make a den in or near the vibrant male’s territory. Sometimes they will also court dull males or vibrant females. Though, they may just as easily ignore or even drive off dull males or vibrant females.
Vibrant females will compete with each other (and often vibrant males) over territory. They will court dull males and females, who then make a den in the vibrant female’s territory. Sometimes when both dull males and females stay in a vibrant female’s territory, the female will only tolerate the presence of dull males during the breeding season, then chase them off as soon as the other dull female(s) start laying. Vibrant females will generally always act aggressively towards vibrant males.
Dull females will usually wander territory to territory, before choosing a mate - generally vibrant males or females. Most dull females show little interest in or aggressive behavior towards dull males. Sometimes if many dull females end up in the same place - either because a vibrant is to eager in courting, there’s an abundance of resources in a small area, or there is little suitable denning areas - dull females may become aggressive towards each other.
Dull males usually wander around territory to territory, often attempting to mate with females of either phenotype. When a dull male mates with a vibrant female, often they will be the one who makes the den, though once the female moves in they begin displaying behaviors more typical of vibrant males. Dull males often show interest in the displays of vibrant males, and sometimes will even make and inhabit dens in their territories. Sometimes dull males (usually only if they have a vibrant male mate) will take over abandoned dens, adopt discarded eggs, or even steal eggs from an active den.
Mouse raptors are promiscuous and year to year will generally find new mates. They have been documented returning to the same mate year after year, but this may just be due to proximity.
Mouse raptors typically have clutches of 6-10, though may have clutches of up to 12. Once the eggs are laid they hatch in around a week. They are altricial and stay in the den with the mother for around 10-13 days. During this time the female seldom leaves the den, spending most of her time incubating her young. While she stays in the den the male will bring her food and defend the area from predators. The female usually feeds her young from her crop, but will feed them torn-up portions of the food the male brings to her as they get older. Males usually stop tending to the female shortly before the young are old enough to leave the den. If they do not, usually the female will chase them off.
Once the young leave the den they follow the mother around in a close group. The mother will often stash her young in burrows, dense grasses, or under bushes while she hunts - or if she sees a predator. When the coast is clear she will return to round them up, making a shrill call to draw them to her. Mouse raptor chicks rarely vocalize except to beg for food or when looking for their mother. If a female with chicks happens upon a lost or orphaned chick (or chicks) of a similar age to her own, she will almost always foster.
Dull males who have adopted chicks engage in the same behaviors as dull females. They have a lower success rate before the young have left the nest, but once they have dull males have a similar success rate to dull females. This may be due to males being worse at rearing young chicks than females, but it also may simply be due to the fact that dull males often raise abandoned, orphaned, or rejected eggs that likely experienced unrelated complications.
Additionally, it’s not uncommon for vivid females to swap places with a dull male as soon as she finishes laying, leaving the male to raise her chicks.
Bonus doodles as a reward for reading all that shit:
new oc I made named Ruby! the lore for the oc world is that they all live in modern day UK. somewhere around amble. I think she herself would be a strong hunter with the rest of her pack.
HELLO GUYS. LONG TIME. LOOOOOOOOOONG TIME SINCE I DIDNT POSTED ANYTHING, IM SO SORRY.
I've been VERY busy with school and dealing with procrastination AND personal problems wasn't so easy to me. But here I am bringing some artwork I did recently, lastly we have the most recent one that features my wife's oc Wraps/Loris ((@bisnaguinhacocudinha HEY HEY LOOK YOUR SON IS HERE))
The one with huntress, which is also in a very bad quality, is from the big alloyed collective Collab!!!!!
And finally, I made artwork of my fursona rosita and a drawing of zhenyuanlong, one of my favorite theropods + dromeosaurid <3
IM SORRY GUYS, BUT THANK YOU SM FOR THE 30 FOLLOWERS!!!! LOVE YOU ALL ❤️🩹)))
Got another species redesign finished, this one being the Zanapiraptor!
These Dromeosaurids are found all across Draunids, and notably are the only animal immune to Rasek venom! Similarly to their larger relatives, the—Dracocrista—Zanapiraptors are able to mimic the sounds around them (a car honking, a stream running… etc. Don’t have a panic attack ‘round them, they will never let you forget it!), however unlike the Dracocrista, Zanapiraptors are unable to mimic speech.
Zanapiraptors were notable in the old days for their matriarchal societies, living in massive groups they were able to take down prey much larger than them, and for this reason they were domesticated. While many hunting, fishing, and guard Zanapiraptors are still around in modern society, it has become much more popular to breed them for looks over functionality.
They have also been kept for their usage in farming, producing eggs daily and rather tasty meat, Zanapiraptors have managed to find their way into every corner of society.
Okayyy, yayy, sneak peak into oncoming breeds! There’ll be plenty of various breeds, especially in the “show” category, but heres some of the basics
Farming, show, and fishing so far, however I am planning for another hunting breed, and a guard breed.
I've made a new ecosystem using the tropical sandbox map. The map is broken into a large central mountain with four regions consisting for a few biomes.
Tapajara resting on the edge of a cliff.
More of the same Tapajara
Protoceratops in the northeastern desert part of the map.
Lokiceratops from the wetlands bordering the forests.
