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- Giant Talon Sparrow
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Hyperevolution Organism Data Sheet
Giant Black Badger
PHYLUM/DIVISION: Chordata
CLASS: Mammalia
GENUS/SPECIES: Taxidea blackus
COMMON NAME: Giant Black Badger
BASE ORGANISM: American Badger
ORIGINAL NICHE: Mid-size land predator
CHARACTERISTICS OF ORIGINAL ORGANISM: 30-35 inches in length, 12-16 pounds, mostly gray with black and white stripes, broad back and shoulders, short legs, lives in den
NEW NICHE: Dominant Land Carnivore
ADAPTATIONS OF ORGANISM TO NEW NICHE: Because the bear had gone extinct, there was a larger amount of prey for the badger to eat, so as it grew, due to the food it was getting, it also gained more molars, to help chew the meat, and shaper canines to tear open the carcasses easier.
BIOME TYPE/HABITAT: Temperate Deciduous Forest
NUTRITION: All mammals and fish, some northern reptiles and amphibians
ORGANISM INTERACTION: Solitary hunter (usually male), lives in den with female(s) and cubs, predator to all animals except birds and insects and tree animals, prey only to the largest birds
BEHAVIOR: breeding season during late summer, birth during early spring, 2-5 cubs per litter, male hunts for the cubs and female feeds the young through her milk, male and female stay together during their lifespan.
