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Name: The Cave Lion Species: Panthera Atrox Time Period: Pleistocene (Ice Age) Diet: Carnivore Temperament: Aggressive Wild Observations: Within the vast tundra's and neighbouring grasslands on the Ark lives a hulking and voracious predator, Panthera Atrox or the Cave Lion is the largest big cat on the island standing almost as tall as the Direbear! Unlike Smilodon these large predatory cats live in strong family Prides. Prides usually consist of mostly females and usually a singular male. They are pale in colour with males sporting a large dark mane with Lionesses lacking the mane. Females tend to do the hunting while males protect the Prides territory and young from other invading male Cave Lions. Panthera Atrox are usually found next to Cave entrances as that's where they usually look after their young, lounge around or hide to escape bad weather conditions. Survivors have been known to be unlucky enough to accidently stumble into a cave of these cats during blizzards, needless to say most of these scenarios end with the cats getting a free meal. The hunting behaviour of Panthera Atrox is something to be respected, the lionesses will utilize ambush tactics to get close to prey and then burst from their stalking positions at incredible speed, during which when close enough the lion will lunge at the prey and take it down with sheer strength. This takedown has been seen to work on small to medium sized creatures however groups of Cave lionesses have been witnessed taking down larger prey in groups. Males have been seen while rarely join on these hunts however they're not usually involved in these group effort take downs and often tend to stick to hunting medium sized prey. They do however seem to encourage females with bellows during hunts when the chase begins, these bellows seem to carry across substantial ranges. Taming: Taming an adult Panthera Atrox is not a viable idea, these predators have grown such strong links to their pride during their growth that having them willing to leave the pride is impossible. It is however possible to sway cubs away from their prides because they have not yet learned to be fully committed to their pride, this is easier said than done however because cubs are usually hidden within cave systems or within cave entrances and also protected by adult males who have increased ferocity and vigour when defending his cubs, he is also joined by a couple Lionesses. If you are lucky or victorious in combat to defeat the protecting adults, cubs tend to be fairly accepting of a survivors taming attempts, cubs will eat raw meat, prime meat and mutton passively from survivor this process can take a while so the survivor is encouraged to bring protection to deal with the caves constant threats or more worryingly more Cave Lions. Domesticated: Domesticated adult Panthera Atrox are incredibly powerful ridable combat animals, perfectly suited to taking on most medium sized threats alone, they have very high resistances to most damage due to their stocky build from surviving in the icey wastes of the tundras and also their fairly head first hunting strategies. In groups these Lions get even more dangerous, with tribes using their wild instincts to their advantage taking down larger foes with groups of female lionesses and the male giving the group encouragement. These make perfect tames for tribes who want to remain a little more obscure on the Ark and don't like the idea of a large thundering theropod to give away their tribes base of operations of position in an ambush but also something strong enough to tackle those larger threats in a group. When it comes to harvesting, the Cave Lion is an excellent gatherer of pelt and hide. Gameplay (Generic): The Cave Lion is based mostly around combat both PVE/PVP and is mainly thought to give the player a mount capable of stealth attacking other players/AI without the need to purely going into invisibility but also rewarding players for doing by allowing the player to tackle down others. A well thought out ambush with multiple Cave lions and players riding them can even be used to take down larger animals so it also promotes teamwork. Movement: The Cave Lion is a slow hulking behemoth of a cat that takes time to reach its full speed, so during a sprint it will accelerate until it hits maximum speed. Ambush: By holding the "C" key, the Lion will go into a stalking stance which is a crouched stance with very slow mobility, this stance gives the player/mount the same abilities a player would gain from ghillie, allowing them to sneak up on most AI threats to a fairly close range. When within a specific range of prey, the Lion then bursts forward, giving it the ability to go into a faster version of its sprinting style, allowing it to reach its top speed much faster, this speed increase part of this ability does go on cooldown after use so it cannot be abused. Grapple: At max speed the Cave Lion gets to use its most dangerous attack, the ability to tackle and take down creatures and knocking off riders unlike the Thylacoleo, the grapple on the Cave Lion can be used to take down small to medium sized dinosaurs and the Cave Lion will end up releasing the grappled creature when it runs out of stamina. Gameplay (Lioness): The Hunter: As The Lioness is the dedicated hunter of the Cave Lion Pride, they gain a buff when among 3 more Lionesses that trigger when all 4 are in proximity of each other in their ambush stance, this buff allows the Lionesses to grapple attack larger animals up to the size of mammoths, knocking them over and knocking riders off. Gameplay (Male): The Protector: Male Cave Lions are the lethal protectors of the Pride, their bellows which can be activated by hitting "left ctrl" give females encouragement, allowing the females to sprint for longer and grapple longer during hunts due to it gaining a stamina buff the lioness, The Male Lion will also naturally gain a damage output buff for himself when surrounded by females, the idea is that the male Lion can help protect his Lionesses from the knocked off rider while they hold down the players tame.

The lynx issiodorensis is the ancestor of every lynx in today's world , But because of it's short and robust limbs , it's longer neck , and larger head make the issiore lynx look like a typical cat . While I was observing the issiore lynx , I took a chance and approached it , When I did it showed no fear or any hostility towards me , but it did run away when it was attacked by a microraptor . I was able to tame one by feeding it a fish I caught , and I have learned a bit more about the issiore lynx , during our journey it seated itself on to my shoulder and it used it's ears to detect an incoming predator . While I was setting up camp at the beach the issiore lynx left when my hunger was setting in , then it returned with a dodo in its mouth . I cooked half of the meat and gave the rest to the lynx During the night when I was sleeping the issiore lynx cuddled up to me , the lynx issiodorensis I believe is a good tame have by your side

Amphimachairodus Kabir is a large sabre-toothed cat that lived in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America during the Miocene through Pleistocene living between 11.6 million years ago and 126,000 years ago, existing for approximately 11.5 million years. The canines were long, thin and flattened from side to side but broad from front to back like the blade of a knife. The were males much larger than the females. Their size may have reached size may have weighed 350–490 kg and roughly about 2 meters long, it is believed to be an ambush predator, Legs were too short to hold a chase but were built for jumping great heights. Coloration and marking are indeterminable, but it is believed that Amphimachairodus Kabir would have possessed some form of spots or stripes to help conceal them while hunting prey. There is also a possibility there was distinguishable traits such as a mane or beard may also have been present in the males for Mating or Rivalry. In game name: Djurab Kabir Stats after successful taming: - Health: +150 - Stamina: +50 - Oxygen: +50 - Food: +50 - Weight: +100 - Melee: +100 - Movement speed: +50 Stats per XP point: -Health: +100 - Stamina: +50 -Oxygen: +50 - Food: +80 -Weight: +100 -Melee: +120 - Movement speed: +50 Abilities: - Crouch(C attack), while crouched it moves slowly to ambush prey and a speed multiplier goes up for a boost of speed ready for and attack which gives a damage boost if attack lands. - Roar (Right-Click attack), acts like an intimidation technique, any small tames to herbivores the size of paracer gets dazed but flee once it wears off. - Claw Swipe (Left-Click attack), similar to the sabre-tooth but can pair with next ability for extra damage. - Jump (Space Bar), holding W will allow you to lunge forward hit Left-click attack in time creates powerful hit combo. double press Space-Bar to make Amphimachairodus kabir spin in mid-air to land facing in opposite direction. Spawn Locations: Anywhere with a large grove of trees and water as it may have lived in an area like that of Africa today

Ok so here’s the idea for the Ngandong tiger Wild: the Ngandong tiger seems to be everything sabers want to be, this large feline can be found in the jungles, swamps, and temperate forests of the island, albeit in higher density’s in the island’s jungles. This big cat seems to be the natural predator to the islands primates and crocodilians(up to a curtain size as an adult deinosuchus is actually able to predate on the ngandong tiger). This feline’s roar has the ability to make other predators up to the size of a carno back down and allows for the tiger to escape Tamed: The ngandong tiger is a powerful ally, tamed ngandong tigers show an incredible ability to dive in water, it’s pounce is able to pin creatures as large as pterosaurs, this creature is usually used as a traveling mount and aswell a well trained tiger can be sent out into the wild and bring back prey and occasional valuable resources or even the body of another player Attacks and stats: it shares its stats with thlya’s but the oxygen and health are slightly higher as well it’s able to easily out run a thyla, primary attack: a bite, second attack: a paw swipe that can easily punch high above its weight class and a well placed swat to the head of a saber sized animal can dispatch them within seconds, 😄 the tiger enters a crouched state and is able to pounce with left click, x is a roar the picture isn’t mine so credit to the og creator, just here for a basic idea of the feline Tldr:poor man’s shadowmane rich man’s saber, it’s meant to be the stepping stone between the two and an equal to thyla

The lynx issiodorensis is the ancestor of every lynx in today's world , But because of it's short and robust limbs , it's longer neck , & larger head , make the issiore lynx look like a typical cat . While I observed the issiore lynx I took a chance and approached it , When I did it showed no fear or any hostility towards me but it did flea when it was attacked by a microraptor . I was able to tame one by feeding it a fish I caught , and I have learned a bit more about the issiore lynx , during our journey it seated itself on to my shoulder it used it's ears to sense an incoming predator , while I was setting up camp at a beach the issiore lynx left when my hunger was setting in , then it returned with a dodo in its mouth , I cooked half of the meat and gave the rest to the lynx . during the night when I was sleeping the issiore lynx had cuddle up next to me , the issiodorensis lynx I believe is a good tame to have by your side .