Aranjia

Aranjia was created by LAG, and was released October 16th, 2011.

It can be found in the Deserts of Zeima.

Breed ID: Giant Lizard

Sprites and Descriptions
Alpha: This egg is covered in thin red stripes.

Beta: This creature resembles a dinosaur and has red feet. It's covered in small red stripes, just like the egg it hatched from.

Delta: This creature resembles a dinosaur and has red feet. The stripes have become more defined and it has gained a lot of muscle. The saurian beast has also become a marvelous runner and can maintain impressive speeds for several minutes. It prefers live food over dead, as it likes to chase it down.

Omega: The Aranjia is an animal incredibly similar to the sickle-clawed raptors of prehistoric earth. In size and nature it most closely resembles the Deinonychus, standing two feet off the ground at the hip and about ten feet in length. Their behavior is nearly identical to their earthly counterparts, with the exception that they are comparatively docile. While ruthless predators, their lack of knowledge about humans and their ilk makes them wary, but neither overly aggressive or afraid, and have proven to be insanely clever. For these reasons they make excellent companions, easily bonded to their handler and can work in groups with ease.

Additional Information
Cruentupes Aranjia is an orange creature stunningly similar to the deinonychus of Earth in structure as well as nature. While the behavior of its earth counterpart could never be fully observed, what was speculated has been shown nearly in full in this orange Zeima native. The name given to the unique genus, "Cruentupes" means "Blood-red-foot"; a reference to the shoe-like markings on their feet that look like bloodstains, whilst "Aranjia", the species and common name, simply means "Orange".

Striped like a tiger and bearing similar camoflauge results, the Aranjia work in packs to take down larger prey--such as mantisaurs--and show complicated social behavior. Cautious around humans even in the wild--they are clever enough to not attack something they do not know simply because it looks unarmed--they are fairly easily domesticated, though without sufficient breeding or care they can be very territorial, and as such they have not been marketed to the open pulbic--one must have a Project Nyoka Menagerie Liscence to even own one, let alone raise one from an egg.

When raised properly, however, these dangerous and clever creatures are fiercely loyal and some of the most useful creatures to have with you on almost any terrestrial expedition.