Kentrosaurus

Tier: 3
Type: Terrestrial herbivore
Passive growth time: 2 hrs 26 min

Band size: 8 sub adults/adults, 1-20 juveniles/adolescents
Hierarchy: Patriarchal

Mating bond: Polygyny
Nest size: 1-5 offspring per pair

Diet tags: Herbivore
Preferred food: Berry bushes, roots, pinecones & flowers.
Licks salt rocks for extra salt in diet

Behavior

Kentrosaurus had a very small brain, making it difficult for them to avoid predators or find food. Luckily Kentrosaurus have an amazing sense of smell and are able to detect food from miles away. In herds they all act as one, mimicking each other's movements, traveling together, or eating and drinking together. They are very loyal to those they herd with, and will always do everything in their power to protect their own from danger. Kentrosaurus love to hang around tidal flats, and low coastal environments. Where they can all gather and sink their tough feet into the soft sand on the beaches of the large Island, and roll in the sand to help soothe the itchiness their spikes may cause them.

Recommended behaviors

╸Hangs around sandy beaches
╸Not the smartest, can be seen doing silly nonsensical things.
╸Kentrosaurus can occasionally be seen hanging around Stegosaurus for protection and company.
╸Kentrosaurus are very grouchy as babies.

Mating

Male Kentrosaurus go out of their way to impress the females in their herd. By bringing them pretty flowers, shells, or mushrooms to decorate her nest with. Females typically approve of the males with the most vibrant scale patterns and the largest spikes. Male Kentrosaurus will have dominance fights, the loser usually limping away in a bloody mess. Once a male wins his battle for dominance, he will attempt to impress multiple females and mate with them, so that he may have the chance of reproducing more of his own offspring then other males in the herd. Typically the lead male will father the majority of the offspring in the herd until he is overthrown.

Nesting & offspring

Kentrosaurus choose high cliffs to lay their eggs on. They appreciate the protection the heights have to offer. Raising babies so high up does not come risk free though, many young fall to their deaths while playing, or just looking for food. Some Kentrosaurus do not seem to realize the fall will injure or kill them and they also fall, causing many Kentrosaurus to grow up with strange injuries or scars. As young babies, Kentrosaurus have a lot of growing pains in their backs as their spikes grow in, making them very itchy and irritable. They can be found scratching against rocks, rolling on their backs or bickering with their siblings. Because of the attitude most young Kentrosaurus have, they can be very noisy.