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ASSET(S)- #531, #532, #533, #534, #535
SPECIES- Palaeoloxodon namadicus
CODENAME- “Jumbo-Dumbo”

LOADING LOG#32-

“June 6th, 2019

“As the day wound to a close, our two resident bulls decided to test their over twenty ton bulks in hand-to-hand combat. Or rather Tusk-to-Tusk.

“Palaeoloxodon is one of the largest land animals, and definitely one, if not the largest land mammal of all time and largest species of elephant. Living in Ancient India during the Pleistocene, it was surprisingly more closely related to the modern African Elephant than any of the Asian types.

“Here, it was discovered that the elephants were actually quite docile, with only the Bulls, upon reaching maturity, needing to actually be housed in the enclosure at all times, with the females being only brought in during bad weather and during their heat, being allowed free-range on the island during all other times. They are quite intelligent, which isnt surprising considering that all elephant species were quite socially advanced and are good problem solvers. Some have formed bonds with both caretakers and guards. One even befriended a Nasutoceratops who wasn’t too keen on having company.

“Our oldest cow, who many workers have nicknamed ‘Mama’ is our go-to for training and gathering data on their kind, such as their height and weight. She seems to not truly care one way or another, as long as she gets treats.”

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ASSET(S)- #901, #902, #903, #904, #905
SPECIES- Bajadasaurus pronuspinax
CODENAME- “Mohawk-Neck”

LOADING LOG#32-

“June 5th, 2019

“A peaceful time in the sanctuary as our herd of five odd sauropods enjoy the nice weather. Similar in appearance and stature to Amargasaurus, Bajadasaurus stands out as its spines are almost reverse of it’s cousin, with the spines pointing forward and upwards.

“A recent discovery to both the staff here and paleontologists around the globe, Bajadasaurus is a marvel to the sauropod lineage, showing that there was an actual evolutionary progression to the spines from simple normal spines to Amargasaurus.

“While people believe the spines may have carried sails or air-sacs or even a hump on their neck, and other believe that it was mainly for social interaction and defense, we think we have found the answer. We have found it is mainly a combination of all of it.

“When confronted by rival males or predators, Bajadasaurus use their spines as a deflector for attacks to their face and neck, while using their whip-like tail to strike at the enemy. But normally, there are small air-sacs running down the length of the neck that are used to help the animal breathe better with that 10ft neck of theirs and a fatty deposit between the spines used during the hard times that surrounds the strong neck muscles.

“And boy, the sure love to eat.”

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ASSET(S)- #1101, #1102, #1103
SPECIES- Daeodon shoshonensis
CODENAME- “Hell-Pig”

LOADING LOG#31-

“June 4th, 2019

“As the heat of the day carries on, our resident swine have had various ideas on how to either combat it or ignore it.

“One of our Daeodons, a mature sow, made a smart choice and went into the shade of a rock face, gnawing on a bone she had found earlier that day. The boar decided to just howl their unearthly screams into the sky, as if threatening the weather to get better or face it’s fangs. And our youngest, a gilt, decided to make her own winf by galloping across their enclosure, up and down the hills.

“Our Daeodon are well known scavengers and just over all opportunistic beasts that’ll eat whatever they want and whatever we toss them. The carnivores we have tend to leave some scraggly leftovers- bits of offal, broken ribcage, limbs, and occasionally a good deal of flesh in the case of the saber-cats.

“These pigs have bites that rival both rexes and crocodiles, but use those jaws to crack nits, hard fruit, and bone to access the rich marrow within.

“Thank God that all other omnivores we have aren’t as temperamental as a hippo with a hernia.”

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