Unlike Kut-Ku, they are not startled or disoriented by loud noises. Their eyesight is good enough for them to hunt in the dark and their large ears give them excellent hearing. In terms of hunting behavior, Yian Garuga sometimes choose to hunt at night where their dark coloration makes them more difficult to spot. It has been suggested that these Yian Garuga may be migrating to follow Yian Kut-Ku or they may be looking for monsters to fight. However, they are occassionally found in volcanic areas such as the Volcanic Hollow. Yian Garuga are share a similar distribution with Yian Kut-Ku, being found in jungles, temperate forests and swamps. Due to their poor parental behavior, Yian Garuga are even facultative brood parasites of Kut-Ku, as a female Garuga will sometimes destroy the eggs in a Kut-Ku's nest before laying its own.* They hunt for Herbivores such as Aptonoth and other Bird Wyverns such as Velocidrome and Velociprey, *Yian Garuga are somewhat poor at locating ground-dwelling Neopterons compared to Yian Kut-Ku, so they often observe where Yian Kut-Kus find their prey and steal their territory. Yian Garuga are mostly solitary creatures, though they have rarely been seen in pairs possibly during the mating season, and groups consisting of more than two have been seen on certain islands.īesides Neopterons such as Konchu, Yian Garuga's diet consists of any other monster it can kill, along with carrion. In fact, they are often observed to be missing an ear and/or an eye from fighting so much with other monsters. Such is their aggression that they enjoy picking fights with random monsters just to test their strength. The violent, warlike nature of Yian Garuga makes them one of the most, if not the most feared and dangerous Bird Wyvern species. Other notable external features include its pointed ears, tufts of white mane and venomous tail club. The lower beak is larger and has a jagged edge compared to the smooth upper beak.

Besides being used to scoop up smaller prey like a shovel, its large pointed beak is extremely sharp and able to cut through the flesh of other monsters.

Predatory Bird Wyverns covered with with dark purple tinted shells and scales, along with large defensive spikes on its head and back.

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