Gryken

The Gryken is a fictional mammal concocted for the film The Future is Wild. The gryken is a small predatory mammal, roughly 3 feet long and is descended from pine martens and lives on the rocky plateaus on the Mediterranean Basin 5 million years from now. It is also related to the larger Snowstalker, which lives up north. Since its ancestors were tree-dwellers, the change to terrestrial life took place during the colder climate of the ice age at this time. A similar evolution occurred in the past, producing prairie dogs and baboons. In the gryken, its tail became shorter and its feet longer. Overall its build is so much like that of a dachshund, with an elongated body and short legs. This body design is perfect for wriggling through the deep cracks in the rocky surface, or grykes. However it can only accomplish short bursts of speed for catching prey, such as cryptiles and baby scrofas. To make up for this, the gryken evolved sharp canine teeth for desemboweling its prey. The gryken has probably evolved to take the place of the lynx or another large predator that was around during the time when humans still walked the earth. In fact, it was probably humans that caused the extinction of the dominant predator in that area. This would have left an ecological niche that would need to be filled quickly so as to keep the population of herbivores in check. The gryken was in the best position to fill this niche because it was the only predator left in the area. this is a carnovore.

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