Eotriceratops
Tier: 6
Type: Terrestrial herbivore
Passive growth time: 5 hrs 58 min
Band size: 2 sub adults/adults, 1-2 juveniles/adolescents
Hierarchy: Matriarchal
Mating bond: Ambiamorous
Nest size: 1-2 offspring per pair
Diet tags: Herbivore & forager
Preferred food: Berry bushes, acorns & roots. Licks salt rocks for extra salt in diet
Behavior
Nomadic by nature, Eotriceratops spend much of their time roaming from place to place, eating and eating and… eating. Most of the year they are typically docile, favoring wide open fields with an abundance of food. While females are happy to accept others, males are highly defensive of their space. Once paired either with another male or a female, Eotriceratops do not tolerate other Eotriceratops in their space at all. Females are far more affectionate towards each other, grooming one another as well as softly calling as a way to establish their bond. Males are far less affectionate, especially with those of the same gender, making it easier for females to pair with one another.
Recommended behaviors
╸Eotriceratops love wide open plains where they can graze for hours without worry.
╸Eotriceratops are very uneasy around Tyrannosaurus
╸Eotriceratops have been seen traveling and hanging around other ceratopsians like Styracosaurus and Albertaceratops.
╸Their huge horns do tend to get itchy, trees and rocks work as a scratching board for these large ceratopsians.
Mating
Every spring Eotriceratops gather in massive herds to mate. The sound of their clashing horns and battle cries can be heard from miles away. Males will fight for females, displaying their aggression for every other male that is a formidable opponent. Females will watch as each male battles, some growing bored easily, but most restless and circling the bullfights. Most battles rarely end in death and the losing male will find an area to heal before entering the arena again. Females will only mate with strong males to pass down the strongest genes. In case of a lone male and a female meeting during their travels and the male seems interested in the female, he will try to harass and follow her to try to get her attention. If the male's attention seeking does not peak interest in the female, she will charge towards him and make threatening calls to signal uninterest.
Nesting & offspring
After the mating season is over mated pairs will separate to their own section of the large field to lay eggs and raise their calf. Most females will only have one calf, but on the rare occasion a female will have up to two. Young Eotriceratops have two phases of being calm, or moments of energetic outburst. These sudden bursts of energy get the younglings tired and they might end up taking a long nap while their parents are grazing nearby. Most adult Eotriceratops at this time will tolerate other groups in the area as they rely on the others to sound the alarm. Males have been known to kill unrelated calves, or even misbehaving ones that put his mate at risk.