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ASSET(S)- #1921, #1922, #1923, #1924, #1925
SPECIES- Yutyrannus huali
CODENAME- “Yeagers”

LOADING LOG#70-

“Janaury 14th, 2020″

“After an expedition into the Early Cretaceous into the boreal forests of ancient China, we managed to get a family group of largest carnivores in the area. A mated pair of Yutyrannus and their trio of young probably a year or so old. After bringing back to the Sanctuary, we had the choice to either place them in a small- by the standards of what their home range was- paddock, or to let them roam the snowy, forested slopes of the mountain ranges up north. We chose the latter.

“We noticed right away that the Male and Female had taken the young to the higher, non-forested slopes of the mountains. It was discovered that they had been searching for a cave to keep out of the cold and to keep the young sheltered when the two adults hunted for deer and boar, which they took in turns. It was brought to our attention that they would routinely deal with the native predators that lived in the mountains before the Yutyrannus made it their home and competed for the same prey. It was witnessed on more than one occasion that bears, wolves, and the big cats such as cougars and snow leopards would tangle with the adult theropods. Rarely did the adults actively kill their competitors when it came to fights over prey, as usually they could intimidate them away from kills.

“But only once did we see what happened when a youngster was involved. Outside their current den, when it seemed that the resident adult was asleep in the warmth of the cave with the other young, one baby had wandered out to gnaw on some remains from leftover kills when a snow leopard had pounced. It had the little one pinned down, when an adult had appeared with jaws wide open.

“We never had a chance to stop the bloodbath that had ensued. And no other predator was ever encountered within at least a mile of their dens, afterwards.”