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Vastasaurus Rex (Ravager-Lizard King) is a descendant of Tyrannosaurus Rex, and a monstorous predator of the lowlands of the fictional Skull Island. In the movie, they are the dinosaurs that attack Ann Darrow. King Kong kills 3 of them.

Life Cycle

The female V-rexes lay their eggs in large mounds of decomposing leaf litter. The natural decomposition heats the eggs, allowing the mother to hunt as she needs. She will periodically return to urinate on it, warming it more.

The eggs hatch in a few months, and the hatchlings are already capable of hunting on their own. They form groups of similiar-aged animals for protection, but they do not hunt with the sophistication of Venatosaurs. They start out hunting insects, but gradually start hunting bigger and bigger prey.

One trick the V-Rexes have developed is to scare Venatosaurs off their kills. The warning hoots of the Venatosaurs are lost, and the conflict is inevitable. Another trick is to bully a Venatosaur guard off the nest, and eat the chicks within. Often, this would happen, but before the V-Rexes could claim their prize, they were often attacked by the pack, summoned by the guard's cry for help. Death is likely, and attrition is fierce. Only the smartest made it to puberty.

On the onset of puberty, the dinosaurs leave to go to the lowlands of the island. There they steal carrion from the older V-rexes. While the adults are mating in the jungles, young might try to take territory from the older animals. Or, they might follow the older pairs, watching them hunt and stealing a kill.

Adult Life

When they became adults, they would hunt animals like Ligocristus (a hadrosaur, probably descended from Parasaurolophus) and young Ferrucutus (a ceratopsion probably descended from Triceratops).

There territory ranged over a well-defined area, to avoid competition, but there were times when they fought. This was not usually physical, however, but ususally consisted of roaring. When this didn't work, however, they fought physically. Older males had many scars, and there bones often criss-crossed over eachother.

Males usually had large, open territories. Females had territories on the fringe between grasslands and jungle, where they had spots ot lay there eggs. During the mating season, males left there territory and sought out a mate.

The V-rexes used ambush techniques, as they were to large to run down all but the slowest prey. The greatest challenge was not being seen, but there black scales helped hide them in the shadows. These scales also helped warm the V-rex up, providing extra energy and an advantage over the cold, slow herbivores.

Appearance

V-rexes were long, tall dinosaurs, about 50 feet long and 20-25 feet tall. They had black scales, but a pale yellow underbelly. They had small arms, only about 3 feet long, and were heavily armored. While T-rexes had 2 claws on there arms, V-rexes had 3, which helped them pin dead prey to there body when dragging it to a place to eat. There skull were shorter than T-rexes, and were made for crushing bone.

Referances

Weta Workshop. The World Of Kong. New York: Pocket Books, 2005. Pages 62-67, 137-139.

Bibliogrophy

Weta Workshop. The World Of Kong. New York: Pocket Books, 2005.

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