Traithrinus

Traithrinus
Report by the military Novologist, Dr. Adam Kaidy.
This representative of the Kdzhagara fauna is so far the largest predator we have met on the new land. The height at the withers is about 7 meters, the length from the tip of the nose to the tail is 13 meters. The body, like most of the local inhabitants, is covered with chitinous plates. It has four eyes, four holes on the face that are intended as nostrils, and thermoreceptors are located under the large eyes. The forelimbs, of which there are also four, look like pointed and jagged stakes. Very agile. I suppose Tritrinus needs this to hunt. Since the local animals, in particular large ones, have chitinous armor and shells, with such bayonets, he can easily injure the victim, poking them between the victim's chitinous plates. The tail of a predator is flattened at the end and does not look like an oar, but like a weighty, board, which obviously can not be hit hard. It is also worth noting the dangerous segmental claws on the paws of the beast. They allow the Traithrinus to grip its prey tightly. Once, with a group of scouts, we were lucky enough to see how this mighty hunter, in one jump attacked the equally large Tsarulia, literally saddling him. These claws helped keep Tritrinus on the back of the raging herbivore. This fight was long and grueling, but the local "king of beasts" won the victory, because Tsaruliy was killed with numerous stab wounds and blood loss.
They hunt mainly during the day. They live alone, obviously keeping vast habitats under their supervision. They run quite fast, but for short distances.
Maybe Traitrinus's muzzle is not too long, but the mouth opens very wide, and the "beak" easily bites through everything that is smaller than this giant.
Special growths on the back, which have a hollow structure, are most likely needed in order to collect morning moisture in the air at dawn, store it there and store it, because Kjagara is quite deserted here, it is difficult to find water sources.
Impressive "crown" on the head, used both for attack while hunting and for defense. But during mating periods, this "crown" in males is filled with blood, acquiring bright red stripes.
We try to avoid these predators as they have a rather ferocious disposition. They are of course being careful, because they have never seen people, but. If they consider us an easy prey, then trouble is inevitable. Fortunately, their instinct for self-preservation works perfectly and it is easy to frighten them off with a banal shot from a cannon.