Scansorioraptor (SciiFii)

The nutcracker ghoul (Scansorioraptor) is a genus of troodontid that originally did not exist, but has since been created by SciiFii and introduced throughout the forests, open woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands across Europe and North America to help boost biodiversity. The nutcracker ghouls of both species are around 10 kilograms (22 lbs) on average or about the size of a large turkey. Notable characteristics of the genus includes an increased flexibility of the wrist (improving grip on branches), equal length of forelimbs/hindlimbs, a shortened face and binocular vision. The nutcracker ghouls are highly adaptable omnivores at around 10 kgs, living in large multigenerational groups on the ground as well as in the trees. In terms of intelligence, the nutcracker ghouls are most similar to chimpanzees and bonobos in their brain power. Young animals are able to learn behaviours from adults and these may differ between populations of nutcracker ghouls (showing specific cultures). Learnt behaviours include problem-solving, parasite control (rubbing aromatic leaves into their plumage and communual grooming), tool use (such as modifying sticks for termite fishing) and, hence their names, accessing nut kernals by cracking them with specially selected rocks. The conservation status of both species of nutcracker ghouls are Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the nutcracker ghouls' wide range and their tolerance to many of the human activities.